Oracle Secure Global Desktop 5.3/5.4 OpenSSL resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle Secure Global Desktop 5.3/5.4. The affected element is an unknown function of the component OpenSSL. 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. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle Secure Global Desktop 5.3/5.4 (Connectivity Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component OpenSSL. 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). The advisory is shared 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109294 (openSUSE Security Update : virtualbox (openSUSE-2018-389) (Optionsbleed)), 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 (109294) and SecurityFocus (BID 103518†). The entries VDB-92314, VDB-92773, VDB-92782 and VDB-92786 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 109294
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : virtualbox (openSUSE-2018-389) (Optionsbleed)
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OpenVAS ID: 703368
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 4157-1 (openssl - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: 2ac4c6f7b2b2af20c0e2b0ba05367e454cd11b33

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11/30/2017 🔍
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04/24/2018 +28 days 🔍
07/18/2018 +85 days 🔍
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04/18/2023 +1735 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: 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-100-121897

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SecurityFocus: 103518 - OpenSSL CVE-2018-0739 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040576

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/18/2018 10:06
Updated: 04/18/2023 12:35
Changes: 07/18/2018 10:06 (85), 03/05/2020 20:09 (6), 04/18/2023 12:35 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:1EC:103

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