Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.3 Outside In Search Export SDK numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Outside In Search Export SDK. The manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-9843. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.3 (Programming Tool Software). Affected is an unknown function of the component Outside In Search Export SDK. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The crc32_big function in crc32.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving big-endian CRC calculation.

The bug was discovered 12/05/2016. The weakness was released 07/18/2018 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-9843 since 12/05/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 169 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100378 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : java-1_7_1-ibm (SUSE-SU-2017:1387-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171691 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for mysql (SUSE-SU-2018:3542-1)).

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 (100378) and SecurityFocus (BID 105612†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-79791, VDB-95830, VDB-97118 and VDB-99028. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 100378
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : java-1_7_1-ibm (SUSE-SU-2017:1387-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT208144
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

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05/23/2017 +169 days 🔍
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07/18/2018 +420 days 🔍
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10/16/2018 +90 days 🔍
04/17/2023 +1644 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2018
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-9843 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9843
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121716

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SecurityFocus: 105612 - Oracle MySQL Server CVE-2018-3174 Local Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039427

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/18/2018 10:06
Updated: 04/17/2023 06:41
Changes: 07/18/2018 10:06 (76), 03/06/2020 21:46 (16), 04/17/2023 06:41 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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