Oracle PeopleSoft 8.51/8.52 Query denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle PeopleSoft 8.51/8.52. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Query. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-3198. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle PeopleSoft 8.51/8.52 (Enterprise Resource Planning Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Query. 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. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools component in Oracle PeopleSoft Products 8.51 and 8.52 allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Query.

The weakness was published 10/16/2012 with Oracle as cpuoct2012-1515893 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-3198 since 06/06/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 55887†), Secunia (SA51001†), SecurityTracker (ID 1027671†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36667†). darkreading.com is providing further details. Similar entries are available at VDB-6718, VDB-6719, VDB-6788 and VDB-6696. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: cpuoct2012-1515893
Organization: Oracle
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CVE: CVE-2012-3198 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6740
SecurityFocus: 55887 - RETIRED: Oracle October 2012 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51001 - Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1027671 - Oracle PeopleSoft Products Bugs Lets Remote Authenticated Users Partially Access Data, Modify Data, and Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 36667 - [cpuoct2012-1515893] PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.51, 8.52 Remote Unspecified DoS Vulnerability Related to Query, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2012 10:00
Updated: 04/19/2017 10:30
Changes: 10/18/2012 10:00 (66), 04/19/2017 10:30 (9)
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Cache ID: 216:CBB:103

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