ActiveX components contain insecure methods. Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory #DSECRG-00153 Application: Oracle Document Capture Versions Affected: Release 10gR3 Vendor URL: www.oracle.com Bugs: insecure method, File overwriting Exploits: YES Reported: 22.03.2010 Vendor response: 31.03.2010 Date of Public Advisory:24.01.2011 CVE-number: CVE-2010-3591 Author: Evdokimov Dmitriy from Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] (research [at] dsecrg [dot] com) Description *********** Oracle Document Capture contains ActiveX components that contains insecure methods. Insecure method in Actbar2.ocx Details ******* Oracle Document Capture contains ActiveX component ActiveBar2Library (Actbar2.ocx) Lib GUID: {4932CEF1-2CAA-11D2-A165-0060081C43D9} which is contains insecure method "SaveLayoutChanges" that can overwrite any unhidden file in system. Class ActiveBar2 GUID: {4932CEF4-2CAA-11D2-A165-0060081C43D9} Number of Interfaces: 1 Default Interface: IActiveBar2 RegKey Safe for Script: True RegKey Safe for Init: True KillBitSet: False Exploit ******* Attacker can construct html page which call vulnerable function "SaveLayoutChanges" from ActiveX component Actbar2.ocx Example: DSecRG References ********** http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=304 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2011-194091.html Fix Information ************* Information was published in CPU Jan 2011. All customers can download CPU patches following instructions from: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2011-194091.html About ***** Digital Security: Is one of the leading IT security companies in CEMEA, providing information security consulting, audit and penetration testing services, ERP and SAP security assessment, certification for ISO/IEC 27001:2005 and PCI DSS and PA DSS standards. Digital Security Research Group: International subdivision of Digital Security company focused on research and software development for securing business-critical systems like: enterprise applications (ERP,CRM,SRM), technology systems (SCADA, Smart Grid) and banking software. DSecRG developed new product "ERPSCAN security suite for SAP NetWeaver" and service "ERPSCAN Online" which can help customers to perform automated security assessments and compliance checks for SAP solutions. Contact: research [at] dsecrg [dot] com http://www.dsecrg.com http://www.erpscan.com Polyakov Alexandr. PCI QSA,PA-QSA CTO Digital Security Head of DSecRG ______________________ DIGITAL SECURITY phone: +7 812 703 1547 +7 812 430 9130 e-mail: a.polyakov@dsec.ru www.dsec.ru www.dsecrg.com www.dsecrg.ru www.erpscan.com www.erpscan.ru www.pcidssru.com www.pcidss.ru ----------------------------------- This message and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient any use, distribution, copying or disclosure is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately either by telephone or by e-mail and delete this message and any attachment from your system. Correspondence via e-mail is for information purposes only. Digital Security neither makes nor accepts legally binding statements by e-mail unless otherwise agreed. -----------------------------------