VDB-47727 · CVE-2009-0973 · BID 34461

Oracle Database 10g 10.1.0.5 denial of service

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Oracle Database 10g 10.1.0.5 (Database Software). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Cluster Ready Services component in Oracle Database 10.1.0.5 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 04/14/2009. The weakness was disclosed 04/15/2009 by Esteban Martinez Fayo (iDefense) with Application Security, Inc. (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0973 since 03/19/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56064 (Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (April 2009 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19463 (Oracle April 2009 Security Update Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8052.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (56064). The entries 3953, 3955, 47767 and 47766 are pretty similar.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 56064
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Esteban Martinez Fayo (iDefense)
Organization: Application Security, Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0973 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1022052
Vulnerability Center: 21645 - [cpuapr2009-099563] Oracle Database 10 - 10.1.0.5 Cluster Ready Services Component Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 34461 - Oracle April 2009 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34693
OSVDB: 53736 - Oracle Database Cluster Ready Services Unspecified Remote DoS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/01/2019 21:07
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (85), 09/01/2019 21:07 (2)
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