Oracle TDE masterkey in plaintext in SJA
| oracle-sga-masterkey-plaintext (24186) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Oracle 10g stores the Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) masterkey in plaintext in the Oracle System Global Area (SJA). A remote authenticated 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:
Other
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 - 14:32:55 CST: Oracle Database 10g Rel. 2- Transparent Data Encryption plaintext masterkey in SGA.
- Oracle Web site: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2006. (DB27)
- BID-16287: Oracle January Security Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-0270: Unspecified vulnerability in the Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) Wallet component of Oracle Database server 10.2.0.1 has unspecified impact and attack vectors, as identified by Oracle Vuln# DB27. NOTE: Oracle has not disputed a reliable researcher report that TDA stores the master key without encryption, which allows local users to obtain the key via the SGA.
- 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 10.2.0.1 R2
Reported:
Jan 18, 2006
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