Oracle Database up to 10g Packets memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Oracle Database up to 10g. This affects an unknown function of the component Packets. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-3918. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Database up to 10g (Database Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Packets. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

http_protocol.c in (1) IBM HTTP Server 6.0 before 6.0.2.13 and 6.1 before 6.1.0.1, and (2) Apache HTTP Server 1.3 before 1.3.35, 2.0 before 2.0.58, and 2.2 before 2.2.2, does not sanitize the Expect header from an HTTP request when it is reflected back in an error message, which might allow cross-site scripting (XSS) style attacks using web client components that can send arbitrary headers in requests, as demonstrated using a Flash SWF file.

The weakness was published 10/18/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at databasesecurity.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-3918 since 07/27/2006. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22202 (RHEL 2.1 : apache (RHSA-2006:0618)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118824 (HP-UX Apache-based Web Server Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability (HPSBUX02612)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at oracle.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28620), Exploit-DB (17393), Tenable (22202), SecurityFocus (BID 19661†) and OSVDB (27488†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2393, VDB-2614, VDB-3489 and VDB-8300. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 22202
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 : apache (RHSA-2006:0618)
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OpenVAS ID: 57335
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1167-1 (apache)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: oracle.com
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07/24/2006 🔍
07/27/2006 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: databasesecurity.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-3918 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3918
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2615

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X-Force: 28620
SecurityFocus: 19661 - Apache HTTP Server Arbitrary HTTP Request Headers Security Weakness
Secunia: 22396 - Oracle Products Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 27488 - IBM HTTP Server Expect Header XSS
SecurityTracker: 1024144
Vulnerability Center: 12424 - IBM HTTP Server and Apache HTTP Server Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-2963

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2006 14:30
Updated: 02/11/2025 02:34
Changes: 10/20/2006 14:30 (97), 06/23/2019 20:15 (7), 02/11/2025 02:34 (16)
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