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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Database 11i 11.1.0.6 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Workspace Manager. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-3983. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Oracle Database 11i 11.1.0.6 (Database Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Workspace Manager. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Unspecified vulnerability in the Workspace Manager component in Oracle Database 9.2.0.8, 9.2.0.8DV, 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.3, and 11.1.0.6 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity, related to SYS.LT and WMSYS.LT.
The bug was discovered 10/14/2008. The weakness was published 10/14/2008 by Esteban Martinez Fayo (Alexander) with Application Security, Inc. (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3983 since 09/09/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56062 (Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 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 19260 (Oracle October 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 11810.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45886), Exploit-DB (7676), Tenable (56062), SecurityFocus (BID 31683†) and OSVDB (49325†). Similar entries are available at VDB-44521, VDB-44520, VDB-44519 and VDB-44518. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
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- Vendor: https://www.oracle.com
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 56062
Nessus Name: Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2008 CPU)
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MetaSploit ID: lt_mergeworkspace.rb
MetaSploit Name: Oracle DB SQL Injection via SYS.LT.MERGEWORKSPACE
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Sources
Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Esteban Martinez Fayo (Alexander)
Organization: Application Security, Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3983 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3983
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44495
X-Force: 45886
SecurityFocus: 31683 - Oracle October 2008 Oracle Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32291
OSVDB: 49325 - CVE-2008-3983 - Oracle - Database - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021050
Vulnerability Center: 19831 - Oracle Database Workspace Manager SYS.LT or WMSYS.LT Packages Elevated Privileges Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2825
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 01/23/2025 11:20
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (69), 08/19/2019 20:46 (18), 01/23/2025 11:20 (19)
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