PT-2016-1083 · Oracle · Oracle Database Server

Published 2016-01-19 · Updated 2016-12-07 · CVE-2016-0461

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.0

Medium

Base vector

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

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 errors in the code of the XDB - XML Database component, allowing remote authenticated users to affect availability. Exploitation of this issue may enable a remote attacker to cause a partial denial of service using network packets.

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 XDB - XML Database component to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-17

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00153

CVE-2016-0461

Affected Products

Oracle Database Server

References · 5

• http://oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0461 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0461 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00153 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034709 · Note