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AU-2007.0014 -- AusCERT Update - [Win][UNIX/Linux] - Analysis of the Oracle April 2007 Critical Patch Update

Date: 19 April 2007
References: ESB-2007.0256

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AusCERT Update AU-2007.0014 - [Win][UNIX/Linux]
Analysis of the Oracle April 2007 Critical Patch Update
19 April 2007


David Litchfield of NGSSoftware Ltd has published an analysis of the 
13 Oracle Database specific vulnerabilities (DB01 - DB13) fixed in the April 
Critical Patch Update, as well as the Oracle Agent vulnerability (EM01):

    http://www.ngssoftware.com/research/papers/NGSSoftware-OracleCPUAPR2007.pdf


Details of the SYS.DBMS_SNAP_INTERNAL vulnerability (DB10) have been published 
by Application Security Inc. Execute privilege to this package would be 
required to exploit the buffer overflow:

    http://www.appsecinc.com/resources/alerts/oracle/2007-07.shtml


Details of two of the ten E-Business Suite vulnerabilities have now been 
released by 3Com. An unauthenticated attacker may delete any existing
Document Management nodes, or download and read any existing documents in the
APPS.FND_DOCUMENTS table:

    http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-016.html
    http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-017.html


For information regarding the original advisory, please see:

    AL-2007.0048 -- Oracle Critical Patch Update for April 2007
    https://www.auscert.org.au/7500


AusCERT has made every effort to ensure that the information contained
in this document is accurate.  However, the decision to use the information
described is the responsibility of each user or organisation. The decision to
follow or act on information or advice contained in this security bulletin is
the responsibility of each user or organisation, and should be considered in
accordance with your organisation's site policies and procedures. AusCERT
takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or
acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin.

If you believe that your computer system has been compromised or attacked in 
any way, we encourage you to let us know by completing the secure National IT 
Incident Reporting Form at:

        http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=3192

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