Oracle10g Application Server character conversion privilege escalation
| oracle-character-conversion-gain-privileges (18657) |  High Risk |
Description:
Oracle10g Application Server could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the database server, caused by a vulnerability when converting certain character sets. A remote attacker could bypass pl/sql exclusions and gain unauthorized access to the server with SYS privileges.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, available from the Oracle Security Alert #68. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Dec 23 2004 - 10:31:16 CST: Oracle Character Conversion Bugs (#NISR2122004G).
- Oracle Security Alert #68: This security alert addresses security vulnerabilities in Oracle¿s server products..
- BID-10871: Oracle Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-1362: The PL/SQL module for the Oracle HTTP Server in Oracle Application Server 10g, when using the WE8ISO8859P1 character set, does not perform character conversions properly, which allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions for certain procedures via an encoded URL with %FF encoded sequences that are improperly converted to Y characters.
- US-CERT VU#435974: Oracle Application Server contains several vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Oracle Application Server 9.0.4
- Oracle Application Server 9.0.4.0
- Oracle Application Server 9.0.4.1
Reported:
Dec 23, 2004
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