Oracle OpenSSO 3.0.0.8 Web Agents NSS memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle OpenSSO 3.0.0.8. Affected is an unknown function of the component Web Agents NSS. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-2834. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle OpenSSO 3.0.0.8. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Web Agents NSS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.23, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 47.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 06/07/2016. The weakness was published 07/19/2017 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-2834 since 03/01/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100135 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : Mozilla NSS vulnerability (K15479471)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family F5 Networks Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196493 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Vulnerabilities (USN-2993-1)).

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 (100135) and SecurityFocus (BID 91072†). Similar entries are available at VDB-87890, VDB-87895, VDB-87898 and VDB-87900. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 100135
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : Mozilla NSS vulnerability (K15479471)
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OpenVAS ID: 80017
OpenVAS Name: RedHat Update for nss and nss-util RHSA-2016:2779-01
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2017
Researcher: Tyson Smith, Jed Davis.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-2834 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2834
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-103795

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SecurityFocus: 91072 - Mozilla Network Security Services Multiple Unspecified Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036057

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2017 00:10
Updated: 01/01/2021 21:49
Changes: 07/20/2017 00:10 (75), 10/29/2019 10:49 (16), 01/01/2021 21:44 (2), 01/01/2021 21:49 (1)
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