Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.4/12.1.0.1/12.1.0.2 Java VM Privilege Escalation

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.4/12.1.0.1/12.1.0.2 (Database Software). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Java VM. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java VM component in Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.1, and 12.1.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors.

The weakness was presented 01/20/2016 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-0499 since 12/09/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/04/2022).

As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88146 (Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2016 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19998 (Oracle Database January 2016 Patch Set Update (PSU) 12.1.0.1.160119 Not Installed (Patch 21951844)).

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 (88146) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55790†). See VDB-79828, VDB-80389, VDB-80556 and VDB-80403 for similar entries.

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Class: Privilege Escalation
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Nessus ID: 88146
Nessus Name: Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2016 CPU)
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OpenVAS ID: 110180
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Database Server Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities -01 Jan16
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2016
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-0499 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1034709
Vulnerability Center: 55790 - [cpujan2016-2367955-Database-Server] Oracle Database Remote Code Execution in Java VM - CVE-2016-0499, Medium

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Created: 01/21/2016 04:56 PM
Updated: 07/04/2022 06:43 AM
Changes: 01/21/2016 04:56 PM (58), 04/07/2017 06:27 PM (12), 07/04/2022 06:33 AM (3), 07/04/2022 06:43 AM (1)
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