{"vuid":"VU#663786","idnumber":"663786","name":"Oracle9i Database contains remotely exploitable buffer overflow in \"BFILENAME\" function","keywords":["oracle","buffer overflow","oracle9i","BFILENAME","Litchfield"],"overview":"A remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Oracle9i Database.","clean_desc":"A buffer overflow vulnerability exists on all platforms in the following versions of Oracle 9i Database: Oracle9i Database Release 2\n9i Release 1\n8i\n8.1.7\n8.0.6\nA buffer overflow exists in BFILENAME. By supplying an overly long DIRECTORY parameter to BFILENAME, a remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the vulnerable process. This process typically runs as \"Oracle\" on Linux and UNIX hosts and as \"Local System\" on Windows systems.","impact":"A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the vulnerable process. This process typically runs as \"Oracle\" on Linux and UNIX hosts and as \"Local System\" on Windows systems.","resolution":"Oracle has published Oracle Security Alert #48 regarding this issue. Patches do not yet exist for all platforms. Please refer to Oracle Security Alert #48 for a detailed patch matrix.","workarounds":"Workarounds Until a patch can be applied, the CERT/CC recommends that vulnerable sites\ndisable unnecessary Oracle services\nrun Oracle services with the least privilege\nrestrict network access to Oracle services","sysaffected":"","thanks":"This vulnerability was discovered by David Litchfield (david@ngssoftware.com) of \nNext Generation Security Software Ltd\n. The CERT/CC thanks both Next Generation Security Software Ltd and Oracle for providing information upon which this document is based.","author":"This document was written by Ian A Finlay.","public":["http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/ora-bfilebo.txt","http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/2003alert48.pdf","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/312058"],"cveids":[""],"certadvisory":"","uscerttechnicalalert":null,"datecreated":"2003-02-18T15:20:28Z","publicdate":"2003-02-11T00:00:00Z","datefirstpublished":"2003-02-18T15:31:39Z","dateupdated":"2003-02-19T15:41:20Z","revision":8,"vrda_d1_directreport":"","vrda_d1_population":"","vrda_d1_impact":"","cam_widelyknown":"15","cam_exploitation":"0","cam_internetinfrastructure":"17","cam_population":"10","cam_impact":"20","cam_easeofexploitation":"15","cam_attackeraccessrequired":"15","cam_scorecurrent":"27","cam_scorecurrentwidelyknown":"31.21875","cam_scorecurrentwidelyknownexploited":"48.09375","ipprotocol":"","cvss_accessvector":"","cvss_accesscomplexity":"","cvss_authentication":null,"cvss_confidentialityimpact":"","cvss_integrityimpact":"","cvss_availabilityimpact":"","cvss_exploitablity":null,"cvss_remediationlevel":"","cvss_reportconfidence":"","cvss_collateraldamagepotential":"","cvss_targetdistribution":"","cvss_securityrequirementscr":"","cvss_securityrequirementsir":"","cvss_securityrequirementsar":"","cvss_basescore":"","cvss_basevector":"","cvss_temporalscore":"","cvss_environmentalscore":"","cvss_environmentalvector":"","metric":27.0,"vulnote":null}