Oracle Database 9i 9.2.0.8dv privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Oracle Database 9i 9.2.0.8dv. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-2591. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle Database 9i 9.2.0.8dv (Database Software). This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Database Vault component in Oracle Database 9.2.0.8DV, 10.2.0.3, and 11.1.0.6 has unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors.

The weakness was shared 07/15/2008 by Esteban Martinez Fayo (Alexander) with Application Security, Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2591 since 06/09/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. 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 56061 (Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (July 2008 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19238 (Oracle July 2008 Security Update Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8735.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43789), Tenable (56061), SecurityFocus (BID 30177†), OSVDB (47731†) and Secunia (SA31087†). The entries VDB-43268, VDB-43259, VDB-43258 and VDB-43257 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: Privilege escalation
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Nessus ID: 56061
Nessus Name: Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (July 2008 CPU)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Esteban Martinez Fayo (Alexander)
Organization: Application Security, Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2591 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2591
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43229
X-Force: 43789
SecurityFocus: 30177 - Oracle July 2008 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31087
OSVDB: 47731 - CVE-2008-2591 - Oracle - Database Server - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020499
Vulnerability Center: 18849 - [cpujul2008-090335] Oracle Database Vault Component Allows Remote Users to Gain Elevated Privileges on the System, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2109

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 08/14/2019 16:10
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (64), 08/14/2019 16:10 (20)
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