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Audit Vault And Database FirewallDatabase / datastore · Oracle

CVE-2024-20924

HIGH · 7.6 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-01-16
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 20.9 or later.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Vulnerability in Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall (component: Firewall). Supported versions that are affected are 20.1-20.9. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.6 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Audit Vault And Database FirewallDatabase / datastore
Affected:>= 20.1, <= 20.9

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 20.9
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Recommended fix High confidence

AVDF version 20.10 or later (or apply January 2024 CPU patch to versions 20.1-20.9)

  1. Review the Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory for January 2024 at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.html to obtain the required patch for CVE-2024-20924
  2. Identify the Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall (AVDF) patch applicable to your specific version in the 20.1-20.9 range
  3. Download the appropriate patch from Oracle Support using the Patch ID referenced in the January 2024 CPU
  4. Apply the patch following Oracle's standard patch application procedures for AVDF, which typically involves: backing up the current installation, stopping AVDF services, applying the patch, and restarting services
  5. Verify the patch was applied successfully by checking the AVDF version and confirming the vulnerability is resolved
  6. Alternatively, plan an upgrade to AVDF version 20.10 or later, which includes the security fix for this vulnerability
Caveat Oracle quarterly Critical Patch Updates are cumulative; applying the Jan 2024 CPU may require prior application of earlier CPUs - review Oracle support documentation for patch prerequisites

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