Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function Install/Upgrade unquoted search path

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9.7$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function up to 23.1.7/23.2.2. This affects an unknown part of the component Install/Upgrade. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-38408. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function up to 23.1.7/23.2.2 (Cloud Software). It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Install/Upgrade. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-428. The product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 10/17/2023 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2023. It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-38408. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/09/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1574.009 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 239984 (TencentOS Server 4: openssh (TSSA-2024:0951)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (239984) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2023-1819). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • IBM VIOS
  • IBM Security Guardium
  • Open Source CentOS
  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • FreeBSD Project FreeBSD OS
  • IBM AIX
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • EMC Avamar
  • QNAP NAS
  • Oracle VM
  • NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager
  • Open Source OpenSSH
  • IGEL OS
  • IBM Spectrum Protect
  • Dell NetWorker
  • Alcatel Lucent Enterprise OmniSwitch
  • Dell Avamar
  • Moxa Switch

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.7

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unquoted search path
CWE: CWE-428 / CWE-426
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 239984
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 4: openssh (TSSA-2024:0951)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

07/17/2023 🔍
10/17/2023 +92 days 🔍
10/17/2023 +0 days 🔍
10/18/2023 +1 days 🔍
01/09/2026 +814 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2023
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-38408 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38408
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-242475
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2023-1819 - OpenSSH: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung

Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2023 06:13
Updated: 01/09/2026 14:06
Changes: 10/18/2023 06:13 (38), 11/04/2023 15:43 (3), 11/04/2023 15:48 (11), 10/16/2024 03:31 (26), 06/17/2025 17:43 (2), 01/09/2026 14:06 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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