Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.55/8.56 Security resource consumption
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.55/8.56. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Security. This manipulation causes resource consumption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-0739. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.55/8.56 (Enterprise Resource Planning Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Security. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability.
The bug was discovered 03/27/2018. The weakness was disclosed 07/18/2018 by Matt as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-0739 since 11/30/2017. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 117450 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : compat-openssl098 (SUSE-SU-2018:2683-1)), 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 237021 (Red Hat Update for openssl (RHSA-2018:3221)).
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 (117450) and SecurityFocus (BID 103518†). The entries VDB-92314, VDB-92773, VDB-92782 and VDB-92786 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
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- Vendor: https://www.oracle.com
CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
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VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploiting
Class: Resource consumptionCWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 117450
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : compat-openssl098 (SUSE-SU-2018:2683-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 703368
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 4157-1 (openssl - security update)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: 2ac4c6f7b2b2af20c0e2b0ba05367e454cd11b33
Timeline
11/30/2017 🔍03/27/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2018
Researcher: Matt
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-0739 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-0739
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121807
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SecurityFocus: 103518 - OpenSSL CVE-2018-0739 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040576
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Entry
Created: 07/18/2018 10:06Updated: 04/17/2023 14:27
Changes: 07/18/2018 10:06 (75), 03/07/2020 15:49 (16), 04/17/2023 14:27 (7)
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