Oracle Berkeley DB up to 6.2.31 Data Store access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Berkeley DB up to 6.2.31 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Data Store. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-3617. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle Berkeley DB up to 6.2.31 (Software Library). This affects an unknown part of the component Data Store. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 04/18/2017. The weakness was presented 04/19/2017 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-3617 since 12/06/2016. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 97865†). See VDB-95628, VDB-95669, VDB-95670 and VDB-95704 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Software Library

Vendor

• Oracle

Name

• Berkeley DB

Version

• 6.2.0
• 6.2.1
• 6.2.2
• 6.2.3
• 6.2.4
• 6.2.5
• 6.2.6
• 6.2.7
• 6.2.8
• 6.2.9
• 6.2.10
• 6.2.11
• 6.2.12
• 6.2.13
• 6.2.14
• 6.2.15
• 6.2.16
• 6.2.17
• 6.2.18
• 6.2.19
• 6.2.20
• 6.2.21
• 6.2.22
• 6.2.23
• 6.2.24
• 6.2.25
• 6.2.26
• 6.2.27
• 6.2.28
• 6.2.29
• 6.2.30
• 6.2.31

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/06/2016 🔍
04/18/2017 +133 days 🔍
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04/19/2017 +0 days 🔍
04/19/2017 +0 days 🔍
04/19/2017 +0 days 🔍
04/24/2017 +5 days 🔍
11/29/2022 +2045 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2017
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3617 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3617
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99963
SecurityFocus: 97865 - Oracle Berkeley DB CVE-2017-3617 Local Security Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-3617 - Oracle - Berkeley DB - Unspecified Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/19/2017 19:11
Updated: 11/29/2022 18:11
Changes: 04/19/2017 19:11 (71), 09/16/2020 11:59 (6), 11/29/2022 18:11 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:5B1:103

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