Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2011

Description

A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. Critical Patch Update patches are usually cumulative but each advisory describes only the security fixes added since the previous Critical Patch Update advisory. Thus, prior Critical Patch Update advisories should be reviewed for information regarding earlier published security fixes. Please refer to:

Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts for information about Oracle Security Advisories.

Due to the threat posed by a successful attack, Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply CPU fixes as soon as possible. This Critical Patch Update contains 57 new security fixes across all product families listed below.

Starting with the October 2011 Critical Patch Update, security vulnerability fixes for Oracle JRockit will be announced with the Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Updates. Java SE Critical Patch Updates arereleased on a different schedulebut coincides with October's Oracle Critical Patch Update. Refer to Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts for Java SE Critical Patch Update schedule.

Also, starting with the October 2011 Critical Patch Update, security vulnerability fixes for proprietary components of Oracle Linux will be announced in Oracle Critical Patch Updates. All other Oracle Linux fixes will continue to be announced at the El-errata Archives. For the details of the fixes in Oracle Linux in this Critical Patch Update, please see the Oracle Linux Risk Matrix.

Affected Products and Components

Security vulnerabilities addressed by this Critical Patch Update affect the products listed in the categories below. The product area of the patches for the listed versions is shown in the Patch Availability column corresponding to the specified Products and Versions column. Please click on the link in the Patch Availability column below or in the Patch Availability Table to access the documentation for those patches.

Affected product releases and versions that are in Premier Support or Extended Support, under the Oracle Lifetime Support Policy:

Patch Availability Table and Risk Matrices

Products with Cumulative Patches

The Oracle Database, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform (formerly "Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control"), Oracle E-Business Suite Applications, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards OneWorld Tools, PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal Applications, PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, Siebel Enterprise, Oracle Industry Applications and Oracle VM patches in the Critical Patch Updates are cumulative; patches for any of these products included in a Critical Patch Update will include all fixes for that product from the previous Critical Patch Updates. For more information about cumulative and non-cumulative patches, check the patch availability documents in the table below for the respective product groups.

Patch Availability Table

For each administered Oracle product, consult the documentation for patch availability information and installation instructions referenced from the following table. For an overview of the Oracle product documentation related to this Critical Patch Update, please refer to the Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2011 Documentation Map, My Oracle Support Note 1339643.1.

Risk Matrix Content

Risk matrices list only security vulnerabilities that are newly fixed by the patches associated with this advisory. Risk matrices for previous security fixes can be found in previous Critical Patch Update advisories. An English text version of the risk matrices provided in this document is available here.

Several vulnerabilities addressed in this Critical Patch Update affect multiple products. A vulnerability that affects multiple products will appear with the same CVE# in all risk matrices. Italics indicate vulnerabilities in code included from other product areas.

Security vulnerabilities are scored using CVSS version 2.0 (see Oracle CVSS Scoring for an explanation of how Oracle applies CVSS 2.0). Oracle conducts an analysis of each security vulnerability addressed by a Critical Patch Update (CPU). Oracle does not disclose information about the security analysis, but the resulting Risk Matrix and associated documentation provide information about the type of vulnerability, the conditions required to exploit it, and the potential result of a successful exploit. Oracle provides this information, in part, so that customers may conduct their own risk analysis based on the particulars of their product usage. As a matter of policy, Oracle does not disclose detailed information about an exploit condition or results that can be used to conduct a successful exploit. Oracle will not provide additional information about the specifics of vulnerabilities beyond what is provided in the CPU or Security Alert notification, the Patch Availability Matrix, the readme files, and FAQs. Oracle does not provide advance notification on CPUs or Security Alerts to individual customers. Finally, Oracle does not distribute exploit code or “proof-of-concept” code for product vulnerabilities. For more information, see Oracle vulnerability disclosure policies.

The protocol in the risk matrix implies that all its secure variants (if applicable) are affected too. For example, if HTTP is listed as an affected protocol, it implies that HTTPS (if applicable) is also affected.

Workarounds

Due to the threat posed by a successful attack, Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply CPU fixes as soon as possible. Until you apply the CPU fixes, it may be possible to reduce the risk of successful attack by blocking network protocols required by an attack. For attacks that require certain privileges or access to certain packages, removing the privileges or the ability to access the packages from users that do not need the privileges may help reduce the risk of successful attack. Both approaches may break application functionality, so Oracle strongly recommends that customers test changes on non-production systems. Neither approach should be considered a long-term solution as neither corrects the underlying problem.

Skipped Critical Patch Updates

Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply security fixes as soon as possible. For customers that have skipped one or more Critical Patch Updates and are concerned about products that do not have security fixes announced in this CPU, please review previous Critical Patch Update advisories to determine appropriate actions.

Product Dependencies

Oracle products may have dependencies on other Oracle products. Hence security vulnerability fixes announced in this Critical Patch Update may affect one or more dependent Oracle products. For details regarding these dependencies and to apply patches to dependent products, please refer to Patch Set Update and Critical Patch Update October 2011 Availability Document, My Oracle Support Note 1346104.1 .

Critical Patch Update Supported Products and Versions

Critical Patch Update patches are provided only for product versions that are covered under the Premier Support or Extended Support phases of the Lifetime Support Policy. We recommend that customers plan product upgrades to ensure that Critical Patch Update patches are available for your releases.

Product releases that are not under Premier Support or Extended Support are not tested for the presence of vulnerabilities addressed by this Critical Patch Update. However, it is likely that earlier versions of affected releases are also affected by these vulnerabilities.

Supported Database, Fusion Middleware, Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform (formerly "Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control") and Collaboration Suite products are patched in accordance with the Software Error Correction Support Policy explained in My Oracle Support Note 209768.1. Please review the Technical Support Policies for further guidelines regarding support policies and phases of support.

Products in Extended Support

Critical Patch Update patches are available to customers who have purchased Extended Support under the Lifetime Support Policy. Customers must have a valid Extended Support service contract to download Critical Patch Update patches for products in the Extended Support Phase.

On Request Model

Oracle proactively creates patches only for platform/version combinations that, based on historical data, customers are likely to download for the next Critical Patch Update. Patches for historically inactive platform/version combinations of the Oracle Database, Oracle Application Server and Enterprise Manager will be created only if requested by customers.

Refer to Patch Set Update and Critical Patch Update October 2011 Availability Document, My Oracle Support Note 1346104.1 for further details regarding the On Request patches.

Credit Statement

The following people or organizations reported security vulnerabilities addressed by this Critical Patch Update to Oracle: Esteban Martinez Fayo of Application Security, Inc.; Guy Karlebach of Imperva, Inc.; Joonas Kuorilehto and Juho Juopperi; Martin Rakhmanov of Application Security, Inc.; Michael Schmidt of Compass Security; Moritz Jodeit of n.runs AG; Ofer Maor formerly of Hacktics; Pavel Polischouk of TELUS Security Labs; Recx ApexSec; and Steven Seeley of Corelan Team.

Security-In-Depth Contributors

Oracle provides recognition to people that have contributed to our Security-In-Depth program (see FAQ). People are recognized for Security-In-Depth contributions if they provide information, observations or suggestions pertaining to security vulnerability issues that result in significant modification of Oracle code or documentation in future releases, but are not of such a critical nature that they are distributed in Critical Patch Updates.

In this Critical Patch Update Advisory, Oracle recognizes Esteban Martinez Fayo of Application Security, Inc.; and Evgeniy Tolmachev of Positive Technologies for contributions to Oracle's Security-In-Depth program.

Critical Patch Update Schedule

Critical Patch Updates are released on the Tuesday closest to the 17th day of January, April, July and October. The next four dates are:

• 17 January 2012
• 17 April 2012
• 17 July 2012
• 16 October 2012

References

• Oracle Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts main page [ Oracle Technology Network ]
• Critical Patch Update - October 2011 Documentation Map [ My Oracle Support Note 1339643.1 ]
• Oracle Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts - Frequently Asked Questions [ CPU FAQ ]
• Risk Matrix definitions [ Risk Matrix Definitions ]
• Use of Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) by Oracle [ Oracle CVSS Scoring ]
• English text version of the risk matrices [ Oracle Technology Network ]
• List of public vulnerabilities fixed in Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts [ Oracle Technology Network ]
• Software Error Correction Support Policy [ My Oracle Support Note 209768.1 ]

Modification History

Appendix - Oracle Database Server

Oracle Database Server Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 5 new security fixes for the Oracle Database Server. None of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., none may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password. None of these fixes are applicable to client-only installations, i.e., installations that do not have the Oracle Database Server installed.

Oracle Database Server Risk Matrix

Notes:

1. The CVSS Base Score is 8.5 only for Windows. For Linux, Unix and other platforms, the CVSS Base Score is 6.0, and the impacts for Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability are Partial+.

Appendix - Oracle Fusion Middleware

Oracle Fusion Middleware Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 10 new security fixes for Oracle Fusion Middleware. 5 of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.

Oracle Fusion Middleware products include Oracle Database components that are affected by the vulnerabilities listed in the Oracle Database section. The exposure of Oracle Fusion Middleware products is dependent on the Oracle Database version being used. Oracle Database security fixes are not listed in the Oracle Fusion Middleware risk matrix. However, since vulnerabilities affecting Oracle Database versions may affect Oracle Fusion Middleware products, Oracle recommends that customers apply the October 2011 Critical Patch Update to the Oracle Database components of Oracle Fusion Middleware products. For information on what patches need to be applied to your environments, refer to Critical Patch Update October 2011 Patch Availability Document for Oracle Products, My Oracle Support Note 1346104.1.

Oracle Fusion Middleware Risk Matrix

Notes:

1. Fixes for CVE-2011-3192 were distributed earlier in a Security Alert in September of this year. See Alert for CVE-2011-3192, for more information.
2. Outside In Technology is a suite of software development kits (SDKs). It does not have any particular associated protocol. Its privileges are controlled by the embedding technology. Depending on the hosting software, the CVSS score can be as high as 7.1 if the hosting software runs as root and passes data received over the network to Outside In Technology code.

Appendix - Oracle Applications

Oracle Applications Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 16 new security fixes for the Oracle Applications divided as follows:

• 5 new security fixes for the Oracle E-Business Suite. 3 of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.
• 1 new security fix for the Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite. This vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.
• 7 new security fixes for Oracle PeopleSoft Products. None of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., none may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.
• 3 new security fixes for Oracle Siebel CRM. 1 of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.

Oracle E-Business Suite Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 5 new security fixes for the Oracle E-Business Suite. 3 of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.

Oracle E-Business Suite products include Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware components that are affected by the vulnerabilities listed in the Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware sections. The exposure of Oracle E-Business Suite products is dependent on the Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware versions being used. Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware security fixes are not listed in the Oracle E-Business Suite risk matrix. However, since vulnerabilities affecting Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware versions may affect Oracle E-Business Suite products, Oracle recommends that customers apply the October 2011 Critical Patch Update to the Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware components of Oracle E-Business Suite. For information on what patches need to be applied to your environments, refer to Oracle E-Business Suite Critical Patch Update for October 2011, My Oracle Support Note 1354842.1.

Oracle E-Business Suite Risk Matrix

Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 1 new security fix for the Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite. This vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.

Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite Risk Matrix

Oracle PeopleSoft Products Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 7 new security fixes for Oracle PeopleSoft Products. None of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., none may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.

Oracle PeopleSoft Products Risk Matrix

Oracle Siebel CRM Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 3 new security fixes for Oracle Siebel CRM. 1 of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.

Oracle Siebel CRM Risk Matrix

Appendix - Oracle Industry Applications

Oracle Industry Applications Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 2 new security fixes for Oracle Industry Applications. Both of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.

Oracle Industry Applications Risk Matrix

Appendix - Oracle Sun Products Suite

Oracle Sun Products Suite Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 22 new security fixes for the Oracle Sun Products Suite. 9 of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.

An English text version of the risk matrix is available here.

Sun Microsystems policies for disclosure of fixes for security vulnerabilities in the Sun product lines have been aligned with Oracle Software Security Assurance policies and procedures. For details, please refer to Changes in security policies for the Sun product lines.

Oracle Sun Products Suite Risk Matrix

Notes:

1. CVE-2011-3522: Specific products affected are: SPARC T3-1, SPARC T3-1B, SPARC T3-4, Netra SPARC T3-1, Netra SPARC T3-1B, Sun Blade x6270, Sun Blade x6270 M2, Sun Blade X6275, Sun Blade X6275 M2, Sun Blade X6440 M2, Sun Blade X6450, Sun Fire X2270 M2, Sun Fire X2270, Sun Fire X4170 M2, Sun Fire X4170, Sun Fire X4270 M2, Sun Fire X4270, Sun Fire x4470 M2, Sun Fire x4470

Appendix - Oracle Linux and Virtualization

Oracle Linux and Virtualization Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 2 new security fixes for the Oracle Linux and Virtualization divided as follows:

• 1 new security fix for Oracle Linux. This vulnerability is not remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may not be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.
• 1 new security fix for Oracle Virtualization. This vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.

Oracle Linux Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 1 new security fix for Oracle Linux. This vulnerability is not remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may not be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.

This risk matrix only includes fixes for Oracle proprietary components of Oracle Linux. All other Oracle Linux fixes are announced in the El-errata Archives.

Oracle Linux Risk Matrix

Oracle Virtualization Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 1 new security fix for Oracle Virtualization. This vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password.

Oracle Virtualization Risk Matrix