Oracle JInitiator up to 1.1.8.25 ActiveX Control beans.ocx input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle JInitiator 1.1.5/1.1.7/1.1.8.3/1.1.8.16/1.1.8.25. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file beans.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-4467. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle JInitiator 1.1.5/1.1.7/1.1.8.3/1.1.8.16/1.1.8.25 and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file beans.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Oracle JInitiator ActiveX control (beans.ocx) 1.1.8.16 and earlier, as used by Oracle Forms applications from Oracle and third parties, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified "initialization parameters." NOTE: it was later reported that 1.1.8.3 through 1.1.8.25, and probably 1.1.5.x and 1.1.7.x, are affected.

The bug was discovered 08/28/2007. The weakness was published 08/28/2007 by Will Dormann with CERT/CC as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-4467 since 08/22/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a exploit are known. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/11/2025).

The exploit is available at d2sec.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25951 (Oracle JInitiator beans.ocx ActiveX Multiple Buffer Overflows), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 12380. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5625.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36310), Tenable (25951), SecurityFocus (BID 25473†), OSVDB (37711†) and Secunia (SA26644†). Similar entries are available at VDB-458, VDB-992, VDB-1454 and VDB-2668. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 25951
Nessus Name: Oracle JInitiator beans.ocx ActiveX Multiple Buffer Overflows
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 12380
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Will Dormann
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-4467 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4467
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38570
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X-Force: 36310
SecurityFocus: 25473 - Oracle JInitiator ActiveX Control Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26644
OSVDB: 37711 - Oracle JInitiator ActiveX (beans.ocx) Multiple Unspecified Overflows
SecurityTracker: 1018618
Vulnerability Center: 15957 - Oracle JInitiator ActiveX Control Multiple Stack-Based Buffer Overflows Allow Remote Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3007

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

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 01/11/2025 22:45
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (84), 07/25/2019 09:44 (1), 01/11/2025 22:45 (19)
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