ZDI-09-004: Oracle TimesTen evtdump Remote Format String Vulnerability

ZDI-09-004: Oracle TimesTen evtdump Remote Format
String Vulnerability
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-004
January 14, 2009

– Affected Vendors:
Oracle

– Affected Products:
Oracle TimesTen

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– Vulnerability Details:
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code on
vulnerable installations of Oracle TimesTen. User
interaction is not
required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists in the evtdump CGI module,
which is used to
write to an internal log file. The parameter 'msg'
does not properly
sanitize format string tokens and can be exploited to
execute arbitrary
code.

– Vendor Response:
Oracle has issued an update to correct this
vulnerability. More
details can be found at:

http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpujan2009.html

– Disclosure Timeline:
2008-04-07 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2009-01-14 - Coordinated public release of advisory

– Credit:
This vulnerability was discovered by:
* Joxean Koret

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