Oracle Communications Session Border Controller 8.4/9.0 Routing off-by-one

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Communications Session Border Controller 8.4/9.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Routing. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2021-23017. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Communications Session Border Controller 8.4/9.0 (Cloud Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Routing. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-193. A product calculates or uses an incorrect maximum or minimum value that is 1 more, or 1 less, than the correct value. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 01/19/2021 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2022. It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-23017. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236746 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0036: nginx:1.18 (ALINUX3-SA-2021:0036)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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 Exploit-DB (50973) and Tenable (236746). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Cloud Software

Vendor

Oracle

Name

Communications Session Border Controller

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Off-by-one
CWE: CWE-193 / CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 236746
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0036: nginx:1.18 (ALINUX3-SA-2021:0036)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/06/2021 🔍
01/19/2021 +13 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2022
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-23017 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-23017
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-190851
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2022 15:47
Updated: 05/16/2025 02:00
Changes: 01/19/2022 15:47 (39), 01/22/2022 07:44 (3), 01/22/2022 07:51 (19), 10/20/2024 09:40 (23), 05/16/2025 02:00 (2)
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