CVE-2021-2420: High severity oracle outside in technology vulnerability
Vulnerability in the Oracle Outside In Technology product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Outside In Filters). The supported version that is affected is 8.5.5. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Outside In Technology. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Outside In Technology. Note: Outside In Technology is a suite of software development kits (SDKs). The protocol and CVSS Base Score depend on the software that uses Outside In Technology. The CVSS score assumes that the software passes data received over a network directly to Outside In Technology, but if data is not received over a network the CVSS score may be lower. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
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What is vulnerability CVE-2021-2420?
Vulnerability CVE-2021-2420 is a vulnerability in the Oracle Outside In Technology product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Outside In Filters).
What is the severity of vulnerability CVE-2021-2420?
The severity of vulnerability CVE-2021-2420 is high with a CVSS score of 7.5.
Which version of Oracle Outside In Technology is affected by vulnerability CVE-2021-2420?
Version 8.5.5 of Oracle Outside In Technology is affected by vulnerability CVE-2021-2420.
How can an attacker exploit vulnerability CVE-2021-2420?
An unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP can easily exploit vulnerability CVE-2021-2420.
Is there a fix available for vulnerability CVE-2021-2420?
Please refer to the following reference for information on available fixes for vulnerability CVE-2021-2420: https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2021.html