Oracle Hyperion Essbase 11.1.2.2 Security (libcurl) input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Hyperion Essbase 11.1.2.2. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Security (libcurl). The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-3237. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Hyperion Essbase 11.1.2.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Security (libcurl). The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The smb_request_state function in cURL and libcurl 7.40.0 through 7.42.1 allows remote SMB servers to obtain sensitive information from memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via crafted length and offset values.

The bug was discovered 06/17/2015. The weakness was published 04/19/2017 by Daniel Stenberg as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-3237 since 04/10/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84387 (openSUSE Security Update : curl (openSUSE-2015-446)), 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 89008 (Oracle GlassFish Server Unspecified Vulnerability (CPUJUL2016)).

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 (84387) and SecurityFocus (BID 75387†). Similar entries are available at VDB-76044, VDB-89900, VDB-89904 and VDB-89905. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 84387
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : curl (openSUSE-2015-446)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: ALAS-2015-551
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04/10/2015 🔍
06/17/2015 +68 days 🔍
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06/25/2015 +3 days 🔍
04/19/2017 +664 days 🔍
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12/01/2022 +2052 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2017
Researcher: Daniel Stenberg
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3237 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3237
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99995
SecurityFocus: 75387 - cURL/libcURL 'smb_request_state()' Function Security Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2015-3237 - Haxx - cURL and libcurl - Out-of-Bounds Read Issue
SecurityTracker: 1036371

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/19/2017 19:11
Updated: 12/01/2022 08:50
Changes: 04/19/2017 19:11 (66), 09/16/2020 14:30 (17), 12/01/2022 08:50 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:DB1:103

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