QID 375968

Date Published: 2021-10-20

QID 375968: Oracle Coherence October 2021 Critical Patch Update (CPUOCT2021)

Oracle Coherence is an in-memory data grid solution that enables organizations to predictably scale mission-critical applications by providing fast access to frequently used data.

Oracle Coherence is affected by CVE-2021-35617.

Affected Versions:
Oracle Coherence, version(s) 12.1.3.0, 12.2.1.3, 12.2.1.4 and 14.1.1.0

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
Operating System: Linux
This QID checks to see if Oracle Coherence process is listening on any of the TCP port. The version is checked via product.xml under the install location of coherence. The patches for 12.x are checked under "Install Location"/invetory/patches.

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
Operating System: Windows
The QID checks the "Oracle_Home" path with help of the registry key "HKLM\Software\Oracle". The QID verifies if the affected Oracle Coherence version is installed on the host and then checks if the corresponding patch is applied or not.

Patch IDs checked:
Coherence 12.2.1.3.0 Patch 33286132
Coherence 12.2.1.4.0 Patch 33286160
Coherence 14.1.1.0.0 Patch 33286174

Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • Solution
    The vendor has released patches for these issues. Customers are advised to refer to Oracle CPUOCT2021 for detailed information.

    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    CPUOCT2021 URL Logo www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html