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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2019.0031
A vulnerability has been identified in OSS Support Tools
16 January 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: OSS Support Tools
Operating System: Windows
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-0732
Member content until: Friday, February 15 2019
Reference: ASB-2019.0026
ASB-2019.0025
ASB-2019.0021
ESB-2018.2187
ESB-2018.1870
ESB-2018.1758
OVERVIEW
A vulnerability has been identified in :
o OSS Support Tools, versions prior to 19.1
[1]
IMPACT
The vendor has provided the following information regarding the
vulnerability:
"This Critical Patch Update contains 1 new security fix for Oracle
Support Tools. This vulnerability is remotely exploitable without
authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without
requiring user credentials." [1]
"CVE-2018-0732
7.5
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The supported version that is affected is prior to 19.1. Easily
exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with
network access via HTTPS to compromise OSS Support Tools. Successful
attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to
cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of OSS
Support Tools." [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 2019
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
[2] Text Form of Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2019 Risk
Matrices
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019verbose-5072807.html
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in this document is accurate. However, the decision to use the information
described is the responsibility of each user or organisation. The decision to
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takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or
acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin.
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The University of Queensland
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