Oracle Fusion Middleware 8.3.5/8.3.7 Outside In Technology denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Oracle Fusion Middleware 8.3.5/8.3.7. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Outside In Technology. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-1744. In addition, an exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Fusion Middleware 8.3.5/8.3.7 (Middleware). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Outside In Technology. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is 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 users 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). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-1744 since 03/16/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 12736.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77012), Exploit-DB (19960), SecurityFocus (BID 54552†), OSVDB (83912†) and Secunia (SA50824†). See VDB-5783, VDB-5697, VDB-5766 and VDB-5728 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Patch Day July 2012
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1744 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1744
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5723
X-Force: 77012 - Oracle Outside In Technology Outside In Filters denial of service, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 54552 - Oracle Outside In Technology CVE-2012-1744 Local Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 50824 - Symantec Enterprise Vault Outside In Technology Outside In Filters Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 83912
SecurityTracker: 1027264 - Oracle Fusion Middleware Bugs Let Remote Users Access and Modify Data and Local and Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 40311 - [cpujul2012-392727] Oracle Outside In Technology 8.3.5, 8.3.7 Local Denial of Service (CVE-2012-1744), Low

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

Created: 07/30/2012 16:00
Updated: 07/14/2025 10:30
Changes: 07/30/2012 16:00 (83), 05/04/2017 10:47 (2), 07/14/2025 10:30 (24)
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