Oracle Database 12.2.0.1/18c Spatial null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Oracle Database 12.2.0.1/18c. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Spatial. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9572. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Database 12.2.0.1/18c (Database Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Spatial. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The bug was discovered 12/08/2016. The weakness was shared 07/16/2019 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - Juli 2019 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-9572 since 11/23/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 26 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96211 (Fedora 25 : mingw-openjpeg2 (2016-89ee54c661)), 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 276363 (Fedora Security Update for mingw-openjpeg2 (FEDORA-2016-89ee54c661)).

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 Tenable (96211). The entries VDB-122469, VDB-122470, VDB-122472 and VDB-122473 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 96211
Nessus Name: Fedora 25 : mingw-openjpeg2 (2016-89ee54c661)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for openjpeg2 FEDORA-2016-fc8577bf00
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

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11/23/2016 🔍
12/08/2016 +15 days 🔍
01/03/2017 +26 days 🔍
08/01/2018 +575 days 🔍
07/16/2019 +349 days 🔍
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07/17/2019 +1 days 🔍
09/16/2024 +1888 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - Juli 2019
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-9572 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9572
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-137869
SecurityFocus: 109233

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/17/2019 10:46
Updated: 09/16/2024 23:11
Changes: 07/17/2019 10:46 (67), 07/05/2020 08:24 (18), 10/26/2023 15:03 (6), 10/26/2023 15:06 (12), 09/16/2024 23:11 (16)
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