Oracle Exalogic Infrastructure 1.x/2.x Network Infra Framework gethostbyname2 memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Exalogic Infrastructure 1.x/2.x. It has been classified as very critical. This affects the function gethostbyname2
of the component Network Infra Framework. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was disclosed 04/14/2015 with Qualys as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-0235 since 11/18/2014. 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 and a public exploit are known. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/06/2022).
A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 81136 (openSUSE Security Update : glibc (openSUSE-SU-2015:0184-1) (GHOST)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124172 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11.1 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-4)).
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 (81136) and Exploit-DB (35951). Further details are available at krebsonsecurity.com. The entries 68857, 74910, 74899 and 74900 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 81136
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : glibc (openSUSE-SU-2015:0184-1) (GHOST)
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OpenVAS ID: 14258
OpenVAS Name: RedHat Update for glibc RHSA-2015:0092-01
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MetaSploit ID: wordpress_ghost_scanner.rb
MetaSploit Name: WildFly Directory Traversal
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Suricata ID: 2020325
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11/18/2014 🔍01/27/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2015
Organization: Qualys
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0235 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1032909
SecurityFocus: 72325 - GNU glibc CVE-2015-0235 Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 62517 - McAfee Multiple Products GNU C Library Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 04/15/2015 14:26Updated: 05/06/2022 12:38
Changes: 04/15/2015 14:26 (81), 05/02/2019 20:23 (8), 05/06/2022 12:38 (3)
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