Resource exhaustion in Oracle Zfs Storage Appliance Kit
CVE-2024-20959
Vulnerability in the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit product of Oracle Systems (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 8.8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit executes to compromise Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.4 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (7.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 7.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Zfs Storage Appliance Kit — versions 8.8
- Oracle Corporation Sun Zfs Storage Appliance Kit (Ak) Software — versions 8.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-20959?
- CVE-2024-20959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Zfs Storage Appliance Kit, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2024-01-16.
- How severe is CVE-2024-20959?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.