Oracle Enterprise Repository 12.1.3.0.0 OpenSSL risky encryption

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
7.4$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Enterprise Repository 12.1.3.0.0 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component OpenSSL. The manipulation leads to risky encryption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-1000180. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Enterprise Repository 12.1.3.0.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component OpenSSL. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a risky encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-327. The product uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm or protocol. Impacted is confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 04/18/2018. The weakness was published 01/16/2019 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2019 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1000180 since 05/21/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 48 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110599 (Fedora 27 : bouncycastle (2018-da9fe79871)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371529 (Oracle WebLogic Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPUJAN2019) (WebLogic Server Unix Authentication Record)).

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 (110599), EUVD (EUVD-2018-0718) and SecurityFocus (BID 93132†). Similar entries are available at VDB-92299, VDB-118951, VDB-129551 and VDB-129543. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Version

License

Website

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Vendor Base Score (Oracle): 7.5
Vendor Vector (Oracle): 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Risky encryption
CWE: CWE-327 / CWE-310
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 110599
Nessus Name: Fedora 27 : bouncycastle (2018-da9fe79871)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍

Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

09/23/2016 🔍
04/18/2018 +572 days 🔍
05/21/2018 +33 days 🔍
06/05/2018 +15 days 🔍
06/19/2018 +14 days 🔍
01/16/2019 +211 days 🔍
01/16/2019 +0 days 🔍
01/16/2019 +0 days 🔍
09/13/2025 +2432 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2019
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-1000180 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1000180
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129545
EUVD: 🔍

OVAL: 🔍

SecurityFocus: 93132 - Apache Derby CVE-2015-1832 XML External Entity Information Disclosure Vulnerability

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 01/16/2019 11:14
Updated: 09/13/2025 12:01
Changes: 01/16/2019 11:14 (75), 04/30/2020 09:16 (14), 06/27/2023 15:41 (5), 05/12/2025 21:15 (16), 09/13/2025 12:01 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:369:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Are you interested in using VulDB?

Download the whitepaper to learn more about our service!