bugtraq - Re: Bypassing Oracle dbms

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Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 05:42:24 +0100
From: "David Litchfield" <davidl@...software.com>
To: <ak@...-database-security.com>, <bugtraq@...urityfocus.com>
Subject: Re: Bypassing Oracle dbms_assert

> Today I released a new whitepaper "Bypassing Oracle dbms_assert".
<SNIP>
> Oracle has no problem with the release of this information
> ("Oracle sees no problem with your publication of the
> white paper.")

The reason Oracle sees no problem with the release of the paper is that for 
your technique to work the DBMS_ASSERT.QUALIFIED_SQL_NAME has to be used in 
the wrong context; you simply wouldn't use QUALIFIED_SQL_NAME in this 
manner - i.e. within quotes. I've just had a quick look through the SYS 
packages and find no instance of DBMS_ASSERT.QUALIFIED_SQL_NAME being used 
this way. If there is such a case, in other words I've missed it, then it 
would be a flaw in the package/procedure/function itslef and not a problem 
with DBMS_ASSERT - with the fix being to use the correct DBMS_ASSERT 
function instead of QUALIFIED_SQL_NAME or alternatively use a bind variable.

Cheers,
David