Oracle Communications WebRTC Session Controller 7.0/7.1/7.2 Postgresql race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Communications WebRTC Session Controller 7.0/7.1/7.2. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Postgresql. This manipulation causes race condition. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-0062. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Communications WebRTC Session Controller 7.0/7.1/7.2 (Cloud Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Postgresql. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity.

The bug was discovered 02/20/2014. The weakness was released 10/19/2017 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0062 since 12/03/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. 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 26 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73059 (Amazon Linux AMI : postgresql8 (ALAS-2014-305)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350440 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for postgresql8: ALAS-2014-305).

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 (73059), SecurityFocus (BID 65727†), OSVDB (103546†) and Secunia (SA61307†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-12397, VDB-12398, VDB-12400 and VDB-12401. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Nessus ID: 73059
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : postgresql8 (ALAS-2014-305)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: ALAS-2014-306
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2017
Researcher: Andres Freund
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0062 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0062
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108031

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SecurityFocus: 65727 - PostgreSQL CVE-2014-0062 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 61307 - Apple OS X Server Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 103546 - CVE-2014-0062 - PostgreSQL - File Modification Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2017 00:02
Updated: 05/09/2026 07:40
Changes: 10/20/2017 00:02 (88), 11/27/2019 14:31 (3), 01/17/2021 14:12 (3), 01/17/2021 14:14 (1), 05/09/2026 07:40 (16)
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