Oracle Secure Backup up to 12.1.0.2 PHP use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Secure Backup up to 12.1.0.2 and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component PHP. This manipulation causes use after free. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6290. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Secure Backup up to 12.1.0.2 (Backup Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component PHP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 07/21/2016. The weakness was shared 04/19/2017 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6290 since 07/24/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/29/2022).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119979 (SUSE SLES12 Security Update : php5 (SUSE-SU-2016:2408-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175796 (Debian Security Update for php5 (DSA 3631-1) (HTTPoxy)).

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 (119979) and SecurityFocus (BID 92097†). The entries VDB-90198, VDB-90200, VDB-90201 and VDB-90203 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 119979
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES12 Security Update : php5 (SUSE-SU-2016:2408-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 September-2016
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: 3798eb6fd5dddb211b01d41495072fd9858d4e32

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07/08/2016 🔍
07/21/2016 +13 days 🔍
07/24/2016 +3 days 🔍
07/25/2016 +1 days 🔍
04/19/2017 +268 days 🔍
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01/02/2019 +623 days 🔍
11/29/2022 +1427 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2017
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-6290 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6290
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99949

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SecurityFocus: 92097 - PHP 'session.c' Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-6290 - PHP - Use-After-Free Issue
SecurityTracker: 1036430

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/19/2017 19:11
Updated: 11/29/2022 16:28
Changes: 04/19/2017 19:11 (91), 09/16/2020 13:04 (1), 11/29/2022 16:28 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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