PT-2015-2510 · Oracle · Oracle Database Server

Published 2015-10-21 · Updated 2016-12-24 · CVE-2015-4863

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Oracle Database Server versions 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.1, and 12.1.0.2

Description The issue is related to an unspecified vulnerability in the Portable Clusterware component, which can be exploited by remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is associated with coding errors and can potentially allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges.

Recommendations For Oracle Database Server version 11.2.0.4, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Oracle Database Server version 12.1.0.1, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. For Oracle Database Server version 12.1.0.2, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Portable Clusterware component to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-17

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11875

CVE-2015-4863

Affected Products

Oracle Database Server

References · 7

• http://oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4863 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11875 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033883 · Note
• http://oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html#AppendixDB · Note
• http://oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alerts-086861.html · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4863 · Note