Vulnerability Note VU#948486

Oracle products contain multiple vulnerabilities

Overview

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in numerous Oracle products. The impacts of these vulnerabilities are varied and may include remote execution of arbitrary code, the diclosure of sensitive information, and denial-of-service conditions.

I. Description

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in numerous Oracle products including:

Oracle Database Server
Oracle Application Server
Oracle Collaboration Suite
Oracle E-Business Suite
Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control
Oracle PeopleSoft Applications

According to public reports, many of the vulnerabilities that affect the Oracle HTTP Server, which is strongly based on Apache HTTP Server, have been publicly known for some time.

For more details concerning vulnerabilities and the conditions necessary to exploit them, please refer to the Oracle Critical Patch Update for April 2005.

II. Impact

The complete impact of these issues vary depending on the particular application and vulnerability being attacked. Potential consequences may include the remote execution of arbitrary code, disclosure of sensitive information, and denial-of-service conditions. Database compromises may result in the diclosure of sensitive personal information, such as credit card numbers, social security numbers, and health and patient information.

III. Solution

Apply Patch

Apply the appropriate patch or upgrade as specified in the Oracle Critical Patch Update for April 2005.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
Oracle Corporation	Vulnerable	26-Apr-2005

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/byid?searchview&query=oracle_cpu_april_2005
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-117A.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/982109
http://jvn.jp/cert/JVNTA05-117A/index.html
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/pdf/cpuapr2005.pdf
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/alerts.htm
http://www.red-database-security.com/wp/comments_oracle_cpu_april_2005_us.pdf
http://secunia.com/advisories/14935/
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/oracle-03.txt
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/pdf/public_vuln_to_advisory_mapping.html .
http://www.oracle.com/oramag/oracle/02-mar/o22insight.html
http://www.oracle.com/oramag/oracle/02-mar/o22break.html

Credit

Thanks to Alexander Kornbrust of Red Database Security for helping us with these issues. This document is based on information contained in the Oracle Critical Patch Update for April 2005. Oracle credits NGS Software Ltd., Integrigy, and Application Security, Inc.

This document was written by Jeff Gennari.

Other Information

Date Public:	2005-04-12
Date First Published:	2005-04-27
Date Last Updated:	2005-04-28
CERT Advisory:
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Metric:	55.60
Document Revision:	86

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