CVE-2022-21366: Medium severity Oracle GraalVM vulnerability
A flaw was found in the way the TIFFFaxDecompressor, TIFFLZWDecompressor, and TIFFPackBitsDecompressor classes implementations in the ImageIO component of OpenJDK handled memory allocations when processing TIFF images. A specially-crafted TIFF image with a small size could cause a Java application to allocate an excessive amount of memory when opened.
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Vulnerability in the Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Java SE (component: ImageIO). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 11.0.13, 17.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition: 20.3.4 and 21.3.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Java SE, Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID for this Oracle Java SE vulnerability?
The vulnerability ID for this Oracle Java SE vulnerability is CVE-2022-21366.
What is the affected component of this vulnerability?
The affected component of this vulnerability is ImageIO.
Which versions of Oracle Java SE and Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition are affected?
The affected versions are Oracle Java SE 11.0.13, 17.0.1; Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition 20.3.4 and 21.3.0.
Is this vulnerability easily exploitable?
Yes, this vulnerability is easily exploitable.
What is the severity level of this vulnerability?
The severity level of this vulnerability is medium.