Update Protection against Oracle ORADC ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
| Check Point Reference: | CPAI-2007-046 | |
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| Source: | Oracle Technology Network ISS X-Force |
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VPN-1
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| Who is Vulnerable? Oracle Oracle Database Server 10g Oracle Oracle Database Server 9i Oracle Oracle Database Server 8i | ||
| Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability has been identified in the Oracle Data Control (ORADC) ActiveX control. Oracle Objects for OLE is a COM-based database connectivity tool for accessing Oracle databases. The ORADC ActiveX control is provided by the Oracle Objects for OLE package. It provides data access and operation modifications on the backend database. By convincing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML documents or open a malicious web page, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code on the affected system. |
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Vulnerability Details The vulnerability is due to a validation error in the Oracle ORADC ActiveX control. The application fails to properly handle malformed arguments passed to a certain method. To trigger the vulnerability, an attacker can create a malicious Web page that initiates a vulnerable ActiveX control. Successful exploitation could result in remote code execution on the target system once the malicious page is loaded. |
Protection Overview
By enabling this protection, SmartDefense will detect and block the vulnerable ActiveX Control. Depending on the traffic mix, activating this protection may result in performance degradation.
In order for the protection to be activated, update your VPN-1/InterSpect product to the latest SmartDefense update. For information on how to update SmartDefense, go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.
To configure the defense, select your product from the list below and follow the related protection steps.
Additional Information
The Update released on April 15, 2007 includes the following protections:
Symantec Veritas NetBackup Code Execution Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-045)
Oracle ORADC ActiveX Control Code Execution Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-046)
Trend Micro ServerProtect Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (CPAI-2007-047)
Novell Netmail WebAdmin Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-048)
Novell NetMail IMAP Verb Literal Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-049)
Microsoft Windows Workstation Service Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-050)
Trend Micro OfficeScan ActiveX Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CPAI-2007-051)
Protect Yourself against FTP Brute Force Attacks (SBP-2007-05)
Protect Yourself against FTP Format Strings Attacks (SBP-2007-06)
VPN-1 NGX R65 & R62
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tab, click Web Intelligence > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities > Block Oracle Data Control ORADC Code Execution.
2. In the configuration pane, under Settings > Mode, check Active.
3. Install policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Oracle data control ORADC code execution
VPN-1 NGX R61, R60, VPN-1 NG with Application Intelligence R55W
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the Web Intelligence tree, click HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities.
2. Select the following pattern:
Block Oracle Data Control ORADC Code Execution
3. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Oracle data control ORADC code execution
VPN-1 NG with Application Intelligence R55
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Web > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities.
2. Select the following pattern:
Block Oracle Data Control ORADC Code Execution
3. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
Rule #99860 will appear on the SmartView Tracker.
VPN-1 VSX NGX
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Web > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer Vulnerabilities.
2. Select the following pattern:
Block Oracle Data Control ORADC Code Execution
3. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
Rule #99860 will appear on the SmartView Tracker.
InterSpect NGX
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the left pane, select Profiles > Default Protection and select the Web Intelligence page of the profile.
2. In the Web Intelligence tree, click HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerabilities.
3. Select the following pattern:
Block Oracle Data Control ORADC Code Execution
4. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Oracle data control ORADC code execution
InterSpect 2.0
How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the SmartDefense tree, click Application Intelligence > Web > HTTP Client Protections > Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerabilities.
2. Select the following pattern:
Block Oracle Data Control ORADC Code Execution
3. Install security policy on all modules.
How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Oracle data control ORADC code execution