Oracle M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 XCP Firmware input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle M3000, M4000, M5000, M8000 and M9000. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component XCP Firmware. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-7431. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle M3000, M4000, M5000, M8000 and M9000 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component XCP Firmware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

NTP before 4.2.8p9 allows remote attackers to bypass the origin timestamp protection mechanism via an origin timestamp of zero. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2015-8138 regression.

The bug was discovered 11/21/2016. The weakness was shared 10/19/2017 with Boston University as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-7431 since 09/09/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95265 (FreeBSD : ntp -- multiple vulnerabilities (8db8d62a-b08b-11e6-8eba-d050996490d0)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371402 (Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects Multiple Vulnerabilities in Network Time Protocol Daemon (CSCvc23476)).

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 (95265) and SecurityFocus (BID 94454†). The entries VDB-93745, VDB-95317, VDB-95318 and VDB-95319 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 95265
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : ntp -- multiple vulnerabilities (8db8d62a-b08b-11e6-8eba-d050996490d0)
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OpenVAS ID: 800407
OpenVAS Name: NTP.org ntp Zero Origin Timestamp Regression Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/09/2016 🔍
11/21/2016 +73 days 🔍
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01/13/2017 +51 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2017
Researcher: Sharon Goldberg, Aanchal Malhotra
Organization: Boston University
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7431 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7431
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-108239

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SecurityFocus: 94454 - NTP CVE-2016-7431 Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2017 00:02
Updated: 05/13/2026 08:49
Changes: 10/20/2017 00:02 (90), 11/28/2019 09:34 (1), 01/19/2021 07:36 (2), 01/19/2021 07:39 (1), 01/27/2025 05:55 (16), 05/13/2026 08:49 (2)
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