Oracle Database Server 12.2.0.1 Spatial deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Oracle Database Server 12.2.0.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Spatial. The manipulation leads to deserialization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-6814. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Database Server 12.2.0.1 (Database Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Spatial. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 02/14/2017. The weakness was published 10/19/2017 by Sam Thomas with Zero Day Initiative as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6814 since 08/12/2016. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 185 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102552 (Fedora 26 : groovy18 (2017-661dddc462)), 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 20051 (Oracle Database October 2017 Security Update Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPUOCT2017)).

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 (102552) and SecurityFocus (BID 95429†). Similar entries are available at VDB-92314, VDB-92773, VDB-92782 and VDB-92786. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 102552
Nessus Name: Fedora 26 : groovy18 (2017-661dddc462)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for groovy FEDORA-2017-cc0e0daf0f
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Recommended: Upgrade
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01/14/2017 +155 days 🔍
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01/18/2018 +91 days 🔍
01/17/2021 +1095 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2017
Researcher: Sam Thomas
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-6814 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6814
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108005
SecurityFocus: 95429 - Apache Groovy CVE-2016-6814 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039600

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2017 00:02
Updated: 01/17/2021 10:54
Changes: 10/20/2017 00:02 (76), 11/26/2019 09:01 (16), 01/17/2021 10:54 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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