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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2024.0080
Oracle Utilities Applications Critical Patch Updates
17 April 2024
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Oracle Utilities Application Framework
Oracle Utilities Network Management System
Operating System: Windows
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2023-44487 CVE-2020-25638
Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.4 CVE-2020-25638 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
CVSS Source: Oracle
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
OVERVIEW
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in :
o Oracle Utilities Application Framework, versions
4.3.0.3.0-4.3.0.6.0, 4.4.0.0.0, 4.4.0.2.0, 4.4.0.3.0,
4.5.0.0.0, 4.5.0.1.1, 4.5.0.1.2
o Oracle Utilities Network Management System, versions 2.3.0.2,
2.4.0.1, 2.5.0.1, 2.5.0.2, 2.6.0.0, 2.6.0.0.4, 2.6.0.1
[1]
IMPACT
The vendor has provided the following information regarding the
vulnerabilities:
"This Critical Patch Update contains 2 new security patches, plus
additional third party patches noted below, for Oracle Utilities
Applications. Both of these vulnerabilities may be remotely
exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a
network without requiring user credentials." [1]
"CVE-2020-25638
7.4 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Supported versions that are affected are 4.3.0.3.0-4.3.0.6.0,
4.4.0.0.0, 4.4.0.2.0, 4.4.0.3.0, 4.5.0.0.0, 4.5.0.1.1 and
4.5.0.1.2.
Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker
with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Utilities
Application Framework. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can
result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to
critical data or all Oracle Utilities Application Framework
accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or
complete access to all Oracle Utilities Application Framework
accessible data.
Affects:
o Oracle Utilities Application Framework 4.3.0.3.0-4.3.0.6.0,
4.4.0.0.0, 4.4.0.2.0, 4.4.0.3.0, 4.5.0.0.0, 4.5.0.1.1,
4.5.0.1.2
CVE-2023-44487
5.3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Supported versions that are affected are 2.5.0.1, 2.5.0.2, 2.6.0.0
and 2.6.0.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows
unauthenticated
attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle
Utilities
Network Management System. Successful attacks of this vulnerability
can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of
service (partial DOS) of Oracle Utilities Network Management
System.
Affects:
o Oracle Utilities Network Management System 2.5.0.1, 2.5.0.2,
2.6.0.0, 2.6.0.1" [2]
MITIGATION
Oracle states:
"Due to the threat posed by a successful attack, Oracle strongly
recommends that customers apply CPU fixes as soon as possible.
Until
you apply the CPU fixes, it may be possible to reduce the risk of
successful attack by blocking network protocols required by an
attack. For attacks that require certain privileges or access to
certain packages, removing the privileges or the ability to access
the packages from users that do not need the privileges may help
reduce the risk of successful attack. Both approaches may break
application functionality, so Oracle strongly recommends that
customers test changes on non-production systems. Neither approach
should be considered a long-term solution as neither corrects the
underlying problem." [1]
REFERENCES
[1] Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2024
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2024.html
[2] Text Form of Oracle Critical Patch Update - April 2024 Risk
Matrices
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2024verbose.html
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