Oracle Database TDE masterkey in plaintext
| oracle-masterkey-plaintext (24168) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Oracle Database 10g stores the Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) masterkey in plaintext. Event 10053 creates a trace-file that contains the unencrypted masterkey in plaintext. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain the masterkey used for TDE encryption.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 1.5 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 1.3 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
Refer to Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2006 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue Jan 17 2006 - 14:53:53 CST: Oracle Database 10g Rel. 2 - Event 10053 logs TDE wallet password in cleartext.
- Oracle Web site: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2006. (DB07)
- BID-16287: Oracle January Security Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-0261: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Oracle Database server 8.1.7.4, 9.0.1.5, 9.2.0.7, and 10.1.0.5 have unspecified impact and attack vectors, as identified by Oracle Vuln# (1) DB07 in the Dictionary component and (2) DB14 in the Oracle Label Security component. NOTE: Oracle has not disputed reliable researcher claims that DB07 involves plaintext storage of the TDE wallet password in a trace file by event 10053.
- SA18493: Oracle Products Multiple Vulnerabilities and Security Issues
- SA18608: HP Oracle for Openview Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015499: Oracle Database and Other Products Have Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities With Unspecified Impact
- US-CERT VU#545804: Oracle products contain multiple vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0243: Oracle Products Multiple SQL Injection and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0323: HP Oracle for Openview (OfO) Multiple Remote and Local Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Oracle Database Server 10.1.0.3 R1
- Oracle Database Server 10.1.0.4 R1
- Oracle Database Server 10.1.0.5 R1
- Oracle Database Server 8.1.7.4 R3
- Oracle Database Server 9.0.1.5 R1
- Oracle Database Server 9.2.0.6 R2
- Oracle Database Server 9.2.0.7 R2
Reported:
Jan 17, 2006
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