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CVE-2024-20959

4.4 · MEDIUM

Vulnerability in the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit product of Oracle Systems (component: Core).

Published Jan 16, 2024CWE-400EPSS 0.18%

Overview

CVE-2024-20959 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 16, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.4, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

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).

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.htmlRefwww.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20959?

CVE-2024-20959 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 16, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-20959?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.4, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-20959?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2024-20959?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2024-20959 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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