VDB-129596 · CVE-2017-14229 · BID 100861

Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.3 Outside In Filters infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Outside In Filters. Such manipulation leads to infinite loop. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-14229. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.3 (Programming Tool Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Outside In Filters. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

There is an infinite loop in the jpc_dec_tileinit function in jpc/jpc_dec.c of Jasper 2.0.13. It will lead to a remote denial of service attack.

The bug was discovered 09/09/2017. The weakness was released 01/16/2019 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2019 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-14229 since 09/09/2017. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 100861†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-95087, VDB-105939, VDB-106323 and VDB-117405. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2019
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-14229 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-14229
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-129596
SecurityFocus: 100861 - JasPer 'jpc_dec.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/16/2019 11:14
Updated: 04/30/2020 14:35
Changes: 01/16/2019 11:14 (69), 04/30/2020 14:35 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:C17:103

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