Oracle Support Tools: Multiple vulnerabilities

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                         AUSCERT Security Bulletin

                               ASB-2018.0032
   Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Oracle Support Tools
                              17 January 2018

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              Oracle Support Tools
Operating System:     Windows
                      UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access:        Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account      
                      Access Confidential Data        -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:           Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:            CVE-2018-2617 CVE-2018-2616 CVE-2018-2615
Member content until: Friday, February 16 2018

OVERVIEW

        Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in 
         OSS Support Tools, versions prior to  2.11.33
        [1]


IMPACT

        The vendor has provided the following information regarding
        the vulnerabilities:
        
        "This Critical Patch Update contains 3 new security fixes
        for Oracle Support Tools.   1 of these vulnerabilities may
        be remotely exploitable without authentication,  i.e.,  may
        be exploited over a network without requiring user
        credentials." [1]
        
        "CVE-2018-2615
        
        8.8
        
        AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
        
        The supported version that is affected is Prior to 2.11.33.
        Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged
        attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise OSS
        Support Tools.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can
        result in takeover of OSS Support Tools.
        
        CVE-2018-2616
        
        8.8
        
        AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
        
        The supported version that is affected is Prior to 2.11.33.
        Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged
        attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise OSS
        Support Tools.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can
        result in takeover of OSS Support Tools.
        
        CVE-2018-2617
        
        7.5
        
        AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
        
        The supported version that is affected is Prior to 2.11.33.
        Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated
        attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise OSS
        Support Tools.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can
        result in  unauthorized access to critical data or complete
        access to all OSS Support Tools accessible data." [2]


MITIGATION

        Oracle states:
        
        "Due to the threat posed by a successful attack, Oracle
        strongly recommends that customers apply CPU fixes as soon
        as possible. Until you apply the CPU fixes, it may be
        possible to reduce the risk of successful attack by blocking
        network protocols required by an attack. For attacks that
        require certain privileges or access to certain packages,
        removing the privileges or the ability to access the
        packages from users that do not need the privileges may help
        reduce the risk of successful attack. Both approaches may
        break application functionality, so Oracle strongly
        recommends that customers test changes on non-production
        systems. Neither approach should be considered a long-term
        solution as neither corrects the underlying problem." [1]


REFERENCES

        [1] Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2018
            http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html

        [2] Text Form of Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2018 Risk
            Matrices
            http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018verbose-3236630.html

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