Oracle Reports Server DESName Remote File Overwrite Vulnerability

BID:14309

Info

Oracle Reports Server DESName Remote File Overwrite Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14309
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2005-2371
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 19 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 19 2005 12:00AM
Credit: Alexander Kornbrust <[email protected]> disclosed this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Oracle Oracle Reports6i 6.0.8 .19
Oracle Oracle Reports6i 6.0.8
Oracle Oracle Reports 9i
Oracle Oracle Reports 6
Oracle Oracle Reports 10g 9.0.4 .3.3
Oracle Oracle Reports 10g 9.0.4
Oracle Oracle Reports 10g 9.0.3
Oracle Oracle Reports 10g 9.0.2
Oracle Oracle Reports 10g 9.0.1
Oracle Oracle Reports 10g 9.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Oracle Reports Server DESName Remote File Overwrite Vulnerability

Oracle Reports Server is susceptible to an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in its Web interface.

On the Microsoft Windows platform, attackers may exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files with System-level privileges. Attackers may overwrite critical system files, resulting in a system-level failures.

On other platforms, attackers may exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the Oracle Applications Server user. Attackers may overwrite critical Oracle files, resulting in an application-level failure.

Database failure, data destruction, and possibly other attacks are possible.

Exploit / POC

Oracle Reports Server DESName Remote File Overwrite Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

Solution / Fix

Oracle Reports Server DESName Remote File Overwrite Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

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