bugtraq - Oracle Buffer Overflows in DBMS_CAPTURE_ADM

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Message-ID: <45B7EEFB.8070307@appsecinc.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 18:42:51 -0500
From: Team SHATTER <shatter@...secinc.com>
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com, full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Oracle Buffer Overflows in DBMS_CAPTURE_ADM_INTERNAL

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Oracle Database Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in procedures of package
DBMS_CAPTURE_ADM_INTERNAL (DB09)

AppSecInc Team SHATTER Security Advisory
http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/oracle
Jan 18, 2007

Affected versions: Oracle Database Server versions 9iR1, 9iR2 and 10gR1

Risk level: Medium

Remote exploitable:  Yes (Authentication to Database Server is needed)

Credits:  This vulnerability was discovered and researched by Esteban
Martínez Fayó of Application Security Inc.

Details:
Oracle Database Server provides the DBMS_CAPTURE_ADM_INTERNAL package
that is used internally by the Streams Change Data Capture component.
This package contains the procedures CREATE_CAPTURE, ALTER_CAPTURE,
ABORT_TABLE_INSTANTIATION that are vulnerable to buffer overflow attacks.

Impact:
Any Oracle database user with EXECUTE privilege on the package
SYS.DBMS_CAPTURE_ADM_INTERNAL can exploit this vulnerability.
Exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute
arbitrary code. It can also be exploited to cause DOS (Denial of
service) killing Oracle server process.

Vendor Status:
Vendor was contacted and a patch was released.

Workaround:
Restrict access to the SYS.DBMS_CAPTURE_ADM_INTERNAL package.

Fix:
Apply Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2007 available at Oracle
Metalink.

Links:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpujan2007.html
http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/oracle

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