Oracle Communications ASAP 7.0/7.2/7.3 Xerces memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Oracle Communications ASAP 7.0/7.2/7.3. This impacts an unknown function of the component Xerces. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-0729. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Communications ASAP 7.0/7.2/7.3 (Cloud Software). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Xerces. 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 bug was discovered 02/25/2016. The weakness was disclosed 04/19/2017 by Gustavo Grieco as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-0729 since 12/16/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 12/19/2020).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 42 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92263 (Fedora 23 : mingw-xerces-c (2016-87e8468465)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168972 (OpenSuSE Security Update for xerces-c (openSUSE-SU-2016:1808-1)).

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 (92263) and SecurityFocus (BID 83423†). The entries VDB-81695, VDB-87389, VDB-100050 and VDB-100042 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 92263
Nessus Name: Fedora 23 : mingw-xerces-c (2016-87e8468465)
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OpenVAS ID: 80056
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Linux Local Check: ELSA-2016-0430
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/16/2015 🔍
02/25/2016 +71 days 🔍
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04/07/2016 +42 days 🔍
07/15/2016 +99 days 🔍
04/19/2017 +278 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2017
Researcher: Gustavo Grieco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-0729 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0729
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100032
SecurityFocus: 83423 - Apache Xerces-C CVE-2016-0729 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-0729 - Apache - Xerces-C - Multiple Buffer Overflow Issues
SecurityTracker: 1035113

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/19/2017 19:11
Updated: 12/19/2020 10:24
Changes: 04/19/2017 19:11 (76), 09/16/2020 07:48 (16), 12/19/2020 10:24 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:40A:103

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