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Team SHATTER Security Advisory

Oracle Database SQL Injection in SYS.DBMS_CDC_UTILITY.LOCK_CHANGE_SET (DB02)

April 28, 2008

Risk Level:
Medium

Affected versions:
Oracle Database Server versions 10gR1, 10gR2 and 11gR1

Remote exploitable:
Yes (Authentication to Database Server is needed)

Credits:
This vulnerability was discovered and researched by Esteban Mart=EDnez
Fay=F3 of Application Security Inc.

Details:
The PL/SQL package DBMS_CDC_UTILITY owned by SYS has an instance of SQL
Injection. A malicious user can call a vulnerable procedure of this
package with specially crafted parameters and execute SQL statements
with the elevated privileges of the SYS user.

Impact:
Any Oracle database user with EXECUTE privilege on the package
SYS.DBMS_CDC_UTILITY can exploit this vulnerability. By default, users
granted SELECT_CATALOG_ROLE have the required privilege. Exploitation of
this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute SQL commands with SYS
privileges.

Vendor Status:
Vendor was contacted and a patch was released.

Workaround:
Restrict access to the SYS.DBMS_CDC_UTILITY package.

Fix:
Apply Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2008 available at Oracle Metalink.

Links:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpuapr2008.html 
http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/oracle/2008-01.shtml 

Timeline:
Vendor Notification - 9/24/2007
Vendor Response - 9/28/2007
Fix - 4/15/2008
Public Disclosure - 4/28/2008

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