Oracle Database Server EXTPROC directory traversal
| oracle-extproc-directory-traversal (18658) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Oracle10g and 9i Database Server could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the database, caused by a vulnerability in EXTPROC, which provides the functionality to allow procedure calls to external programs from PL/SQL. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access arbitrary libraries outside of the $ORACLE_HOME\bin
directory, such as libc and msvcrt.dll.
Platforms Affected:
- Oracle, Database Server 10.1.0.2
- Oracle, Database Server 9.0.1
- Oracle, Database Server 9.0.1.2
- Oracle, Database Server 9.0.1.3
- Oracle, Database Server 9.0.1.4
- Oracle, Database Server 9.0.1.5
- Oracle, Database Server 9.0.2
- Oracle, Database Server 9.0.2.4
- Oracle, Database Server 9.2
- Oracle, Database Server 9.2.0
- Oracle, Database Server 9.2.0.1
- Oracle, Database Server 9.2.0.2
- Oracle, Database Server 9.2.0.3
- Oracle, Database Server 9.2.0.5
- Oracle, Database Server 9.2.2
- Oracle, Database Server 9.2.3
Remedy:
Apply the appropriate patch for your system, available from the Oracle Security Alert #68. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Dec 23 2004 - 10:32:57 CST, Oracle extproc directory traversal (#NISR23122004B) at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-12/0354.html.
- Oracle Security Alert #68, This security alert addresses security vulnerabilities in Oracle¿s server products. at http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/pdf/2004alert68.pdf.
- BID-10871: Oracle Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-1364: Directory traversal vulnerability in extproc in Oracle 9i and 10g allows remote attackers to access arbitrary libraries outside of the $ORACLE_HOME\bin directory.
- US-CERT VU#316206: Oracle Database Server contains several vulnerabilities
Reported:
Dec 23, 2004
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