-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 TeamSHATTER Security Advisory April 21, 2011 Risk Level: High Affected versions: Oracle Database Server version 10gR1, 10gR2, 11gR1 and 11gR2 (on Windows platform) Remote exploitable: Yes Credits: This vulnerability was discovered and researched by Esteban Martinez Fayo of Application Security Inc. Details: Sending a specially crafted network packet to an Oracle Database during the connection before the user authentication is performed it is possible to make the Oracle process consume all available CPU resources. To exploit this vulnerability no authentication is needed, the attacker needs to know the SID or Service Name of the database. Impact: It is possible to cause a denial of service on the Oracle process by sending a specially crafted network packet. Vendor Status: Vendor was contacted and a patch was released. Workaround: There is no workaround for this vulnerability. Fix: Apply Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2011 available at Oracle Support. CVE: CVE-2011-0806 Links: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2011-301950.html Timeline: Vendor Notification - 7/19/2010 Vendor Response - 7/23/2010 Fix - 4/19/2011 Public Disclosure - 4/19/2011 Application Security, Inc's database security solutions have helped over 2000 organizations secure their databases from all internal and external threats while also ensuring that those organizations meet or exceed regulatory compliance and audit requirements. Disclaimer: The information in the advisory is believed to be accurate at the time of publishing based on currently available information. Use of the information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are no warranties with regard to this information. Neither the author nor the publisher accepts any liability for any direct, indirect, or consequential loss or damage arising from use of, or reliance on, this information. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (MingW32) iEYEARECAAYFAk299ecACgkQRx91imnNIgEYBACfXam30elGBzOd6O7bQexoRV4/ feIAnAtw7qyR8+HClgAg1d2qbhuNV4mp =f4qp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/