Oracle Fusion Middleware 8.3.5/8.3.7 Outside In Technology memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Oracle Fusion Middleware 8.3.5/8.3.7. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Outside In Technology. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-1769. The attack requires local access. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Fusion Middleware 8.3.5/8.3.7 (Middleware). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Outside In Technology. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Outside In Technology component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 8.3.5 and 8.3.7 allows context-dependent attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Outside In Filters.

The weakness was presented 07/17/2012 with Oracle as Patch Day July 2012 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1769 since 03/16/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62283 (Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 8.x <= 8.0.2 HP3 / 12.x < 12.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90837 (Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS12-067 and KB 2737111)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. 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 12781.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77002), Exploit-DB (19962), Tenable (62283), SecurityFocus (BID 54500†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027264†). See VDB-5783, VDB-5697, VDB-5766 and VDB-5728 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
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Nessus ID: 62283
Nessus Name: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 8.x <= 8.0.2 HP3 / 12.x < 12.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Patch Day July 2012
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1769 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1769
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5713

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X-Force: 77002
SecurityFocus: 54500 - Oracle Outside In Technology CVE-2012-1769 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1027264 - Oracle Fusion Middleware Bugs Let Remote Users Access and Modify Data and Local and Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 35671 - [MS12-058, MS12-067, cpujul2012-392727] Oracle Outside In Technology 8.3.5 and 8.3.7 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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

Created: 07/30/2012 16:00
Updated: 07/14/2025 13:46
Changes: 07/30/2012 16:00 (75), 04/19/2017 10:29 (13), 03/26/2021 13:22 (2), 01/07/2025 23:36 (15), 07/14/2025 13:46 (11)
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