Oracle HTTP Server OSSL Module information disclosure

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Oracle HTTP Server 11.1.1.7.0/11.1.1.9.0/12.1.3.0.0/12.2.1.1.0/12.2.1.2.0 (Web Server). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component OSSL Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 08/24/2016. The weakness was published 10/19/2017 by Karthik Bhargavan as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-2183 since 01/29/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

A public exploit has been developed by SecuriTeam and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103190 (AIX Java Advisory : java_jan2017_advisory.asc (January 2017 CPU) (SWEET32)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 157837 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for python (ELSA-2018-3041)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (103190) and Exploit-DB (42091). Similar entries are available at 90939, 91659, 91899 and 92199.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 103190
Nessus Name: AIX Java Advisory : java_jan2017_advisory.asc (January 2017 CPU) (SWEET32)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2016-755
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2017
Researcher: Karthik Bhargavan
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-2183 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1036696
SecurityFocus: 92630 - SSL/TLS Protocol CVE-2016-2183 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 10/20/2017 00:02
Updated: 01/18/2021 07:40
Changes: 10/20/2017 00:02 (98), 11/28/2019 13:57 (1), 01/18/2021 07:40 (3)
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