Oracle Communications Messaging Server 8.x Security use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Communications Messaging Server 8.x. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Security. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7805. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle Communications Messaging Server 8.x (Cloud Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Security. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 09/28/2017. The weakness was disclosed 04/17/2018 by Martin as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-7805 since 04/12/2017. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 188 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108820 (GLSA-201803-14 : Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370584 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities. (mfsa2017-21,mfsa2017-22)).

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 (108820) and SecurityFocus (BID 101059†). The entries VDB-90449, VDB-91385, VDB-91680 and VDB-91681 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 108820
Nessus Name: GLSA-201803-14 : Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53754
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3987-1 (firefox-esr - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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04/12/2017 🔍
09/28/2017 +169 days 🔍
09/28/2017 +0 days 🔍
04/04/2018 +188 days 🔍
04/17/2018 +13 days 🔍
04/17/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/20/2018 +3 days 🔍
06/11/2018 +51 days 🔍
02/28/2023 +1723 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2018
Researcher: Martin
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7805 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7805
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-116597

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SecurityFocus: 101059 - Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1039465

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/20/2018 08:53 AM
Updated: 02/28/2023 02:30 PM
Changes: 04/20/2018 08:53 AM (87), 01/29/2020 05:43 PM (5), 02/28/2023 02:30 PM (5)
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