Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.4/12.1.0.2 OJVM information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.4/12.1.0.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component OJVM. This manipulation causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-5555. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.4/12.1.0.2 (Database Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component OJVM. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the OJVM component in Oracle Database Server 11.2.0.4 and 12.1.0.2 allows remote administrators to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors.

The weakness was shared 10/19/2016 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-5555 since 06/16/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94201 (Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2016 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 20024 (Oracle Database October 2016 Patch Set Update (PSU) 11.2.0.4.161018 Not Installed (Patch 24433791)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (94201) and SecurityFocus (BID 93615†). The entries VDB-4597, VDB-4598, VDB-79101 and VDB-80318 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 94201
Nessus Name: Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2016 CPU)
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OpenVAS ID: 802108
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Database Server Unspecified Vulnerability -01 July16
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2016
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5555 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5555
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92779
SecurityFocus: 93615 - Oracle Database Server CVE-2016-5555 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037035

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/19/2016 10:22
Updated: 09/26/2022 16:04
Changes: 10/19/2016 10:22 (70), 04/07/2017 18:28 (9), 09/26/2022 15:58 (3), 09/26/2022 16:04 (1)
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