Oracle Database 9i 9.2.0.8dv privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Database 9i 9.2.0.8dv. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in privilege escalation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-0979. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

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

Unspecified vulnerability in the Resource Manager component in Oracle Database 9.2.0.8 and 9.2.0.8DV allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 04/14/2009. The weakness was presented 04/15/2009 by Esteban Martinez Fayo (iDefense) with Application Security, Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0979 since 03/19/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56064 (Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (April 2009 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 19463 (Oracle April 2009 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 8052.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (56064), SecurityFocus (BID 34461†), OSVDB (53725†), Secunia (SA34693†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1022052†). See VDB-3953, VDB-3955, VDB-47767 and VDB-47766 for similar entries. 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: 56064
Nessus Name: Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (April 2009 CPU)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Esteban Martinez Fayo (iDefense)
Organization: Application Security, Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0979 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47733
SecurityFocus: 34461 - Oracle April 2009 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34693
OSVDB: 53725 - CVE-2009-0979 - Oracle - Database Server - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1022052
Vulnerability Center: 21611 - [cpuapr2009-099563] Oracle Database 9 - 9.2.0.8DV Resource Manager Component Vulnerability, High

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/01/2019 17:42
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (80), 09/01/2019 17:42 (5)
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