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TeamSHATTER Security Advisory
October 20, 2011
Risk Level:
Medium
Affected versions:
Oracle Database Server version 10gR2, 11gR1 and 11gR2
Remote exploitable:
Yes
Credits:
This vulnerability was discovered and researched by Esteban Martinez Fayo of
Application Security Inc.
Details:
Oracle Database Vault provides additional protections from malicious privileged
users. The protections include separation of duty for some tasks like user
account management. Any user with SYSDBA privilege (CVE-2011-2322) or
DV_ACCTMGR role (CVE-2011-3511) can bypass these protections and change any
user's password (including Oracle Database Vault Owner user password) calling
the OCIPasswordChange client API (the 'password' command in SqlPLUS uses this
API).
Impact:
Users granted SYSDBA privilege (CVE-2011-2322) or DV_ACCTMGR role
(CVE-2011-3511) can change any user's password (including the Oracle Database
Vault Owner user password) calling the OCIPasswordChange client API ('password'
command in SqlPLUS).
Vendor Status:
Vendor was contacted and a patch was released.
Workaround:
There is no workaround for this vulnerability.
Fix:
Apply Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2011 available at Oracle Support.
CVE:
CVE-2011-3511
CVE-2011-2322
Links:
http://www.teamshatter.com/topics/general/team-shatter-exclusive/database-vault-account-management-vulnerabilites
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2011-330135.html
Timeline:
Vendor Notification - 5/10/2010
Vendor Response - 6/1/2010
Fix - 10/18/2011
Public Disclosure - 10/20/2011
Application Security, Inc's database security solutions have helped over 2000
organizations secure their databases from all internal and external threats
while also ensuring that those organizations meet or exceed regulatory
compliance and audit requirements.
Disclaimer: The information in the advisory is believed to be accurate at the
time of publishing based on currently available information. Use of the
information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are no
warranties with regard to this information. Neither the author nor the
publisher accepts any liability for any direct, indirect, or consequential loss
or damage arising from use of, or reliance on, this information.
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