Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2015

Description

A Critical Patch Update (CPU) 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.

Oracle continues to periodically receive reports of malicious exploitation of vulnerabilities for which Oracle has already released fixes. In some instances, it has been reported that malicious attackers have been successful because customers had failed to apply available Oracle patches. Oracle therefore strongly recommends that customers remain on actively-supported versions and apply Critical Patch Update fixes without delay.

This Critical Patch Update contains 270 new security fixes across the product families listed below. Please note that a blog entry summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at https://blogs.oracle.com/security.

This Critical Patch Update advisory is also available in an XML format that conforms to the Common Vulnerability Reporting Format (CVRF) version 1.1. More information about Oracle's use of CVRF is available at: http://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpufaq.html#CVRF.

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.

The list of affected product releases and versions that are in Premier Support or Extended Support, under the Oracle Lifetime Support Policy is as follows:

Patch Availability Table and Risk Matrices

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 2015 Documentation Map, My Oracle Support Note 2031790.1.

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. Each vulnerability is identified by a CVE# which is a unique identifier for a vulnerability. A vulnerability that affects multiple products will appear with the same CVE# in all risk matrices. A CVE# shown in italics indicates that this vulnerability impacts a different product, but also has impact on the product where the italicized CVE# is listed.

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 impact 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. For more information, see Oracle vulnerability disclosure policies .

The protocol in the risk matrix implies that all of its secure variants (if applicable) are affected as well. For example, if HTTP is listed as an affected protocol, it implies that HTTPS (if applicable) is also affected. The secure variant of a protocol is listed in the risk matrix only if it is the only variant affected, e.g. HTTPS will typically be listed for vulnerabilities in SSL and TLS.

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 how to apply patches to dependent products, please refer to Patch Set Update and Critical Patch Update October 2015 Availability Document, My Oracle Support Note 2037108.1.

Critical Patch Update Supported Products and Versions

Patches released through the Critical Patch Update program 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 patches released through the Critical Patch Update program are available for the versions they are currently running.

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. As a result, Oracle recommends that customers upgrade to supported versions.

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

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

Credit Statement

The following people or organizations reported security vulnerabilities addressed by this Critical Patch Update to Oracle: Aaron Portnoy of Exodus Intelligence; Adam Gowdiak of Security Explorations; Adam Willard of Foreground Security; Advanced Threat Research Team, Intel Security; Aleksandr Dubinsky of SyncWords; Alexey Tyurin of ERPScan; Andrea Palazzo of Truel IT; Behzad Najjarpour Jabbari of Secunia Research; Borked of the Google Security Team; Brooks Li of Trend Micro; Cihan Öncü of Biznet Bilisim A.S.; Colm O hEigeartaigh; Dan Peled; David Litchfield of Google; Egor Karbutov of ERPScan; Erlend Oftedal; FortiGuard Labs of Fortinet, Inc.; Francis Provencher from COSIG; Francois Goichon of Context Information Security; G. Geshev from MWR Labs; Gregory Golds; Guido Vranken; Ivan Chalykin of ERPScan; Jacob Smith; Jakub Palaczynski from ING Services Polska; Jeff Kayser of Jibe Consulting; Kana Toko; Khai Tran of Netspi; Leopold von Niebelschuetz-Godlewski of Trustwave; Marcin Gebarowski; Martin Rakhmanov of Trustwave; Nikita Kelesis of ERPScan; Osanda Malith Jayathissa; Oscar Andersson; Red Hat Product Security; Sergey Gorbaty of Salesforce.com; Travis Emmert of Salesforce.com; and Ugur Cihan Koc - Avea Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S.

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 Greg Rubin of Amazon Web Services IT Security; Karthikeyan Bhargavan; and Steven Seeley of HP's Zero Day Initiative for contributions to Oracle's Security-In-Depth program.

On-Line Presence Security Contributors

Oracle provides recognition to people that have contributed to our On-Line Presence Security program (see FAQ). People are recognized for contributions relating to Oracle's on-line presence if they provide information, observations or suggestions pertaining to security-related issues that result in significant modification to Oracle's on-line external-facing systems.

For this quarter, Oracle recognizes Adam Willard of Foreground Security; Jerold Camacho; Jon Lamendola of ^Lift Security; Mehmet Nurcan; Nicolas Francois; Pratyush Anjan Sarangi; Roberto Zanga; Rodolfo Godalle Jr.; Treasure Priyamal; and Weijun Lin of Future-Sec for contributions to Oracle's On-Line Presence Security 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:

• 19 January 2016
• 19 April 2016
• 19 July 2016
• 18 October 2016

References

• Oracle Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts main page [ Oracle Technology Network ]
• Critical Patch Update - October 2015 Documentation Map [ My Oracle Support Note 2031790.1 ]
• 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 ]
• CVRF XML version of the risk matrices [ Oracle Technology Network ]
• The Oracle Software Security Assurance Blog [ The Oracle Software Security Assurance Blog ]
• 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 8 new security fixes for the Oracle Database Server divided as follows:

• 7 new security fixes for the Oracle Database Server. 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. None of these fixes are applicable to client-only installations, i.e., installations that do not have the Oracle Database Server installed. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here .
• 1 new security fix for the Oracle Database Mobile/Lite Server. 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. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.

Oracle Database Server Risk Matrix

Notes:

1. The CVSS score is 9.0 only on Windows for Database versions prior to 12c. The CVSS is 6.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability is "Partial+") for Database 12c on Windows and for all versions of Database on Linux, Unix and other platforms.
2. This issue impacts the Windows platform only.

Oracle Database Mobile/Lite Server Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 1 new security fix for the Oracle Database Mobile/Lite Server. 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. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.

Oracle Database Mobile/Lite Server Risk Matrix

Appendix - Oracle Fusion Middleware

Oracle Fusion Middleware Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 23 new security fixes for Oracle Fusion Middleware. 16 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. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.

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 2015 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 2015 Patch Availability Document for Oracle Products, My Oracle Support Note 2037108.1.

Oracle Fusion Middleware Risk Matrix

Notes:

1. Please refer to My Oracle Support Note 2056927.1 for instructions on how to address this issue.
2. The fix also addresses CVE-2015-1788, CVE-2015-1789, CVE-2015-1790 and CVE-2015-1792.
3. The fix also addresses CVE-2015-0204,CVE-2015-0207,CVE-2015-0208,CVE-2015-0209,CVE-2015-0285,CVE-2015-0287,CVE-2015-0288,CVE-2015-0289,CVE-2015-0290,CVE-2015-0291,CVE-2015-0292,CVE-2015-0293 and CVE-2015-1787.
4. The fix also addresses CVE-2015-3183.
5. The fix also addresses CVE-2015-0204,CVE-2015-0205,CVE-2015-0206,CVE-2014-3569,CVE-2014-3570,CVE-2014-3572 and CVE-2014-8275.
6. Outside In Technology is a suite of software development kits (SDKs). It does not have any particular associated protocol. If the hosting software passes data received over the network to Outside In Technology code, the CVSS v2.0 Base Score would increase to 6.8.

Appendix - Oracle Hyperion

Oracle Hyperion Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 1 new security fix for Oracle Hyperion. 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. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.

Oracle Hyperion Risk Matrix

Appendix - Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control

Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 5 new security fixes for Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control. 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. None of these fixes are applicable to client-only installations, i.e., installations that do not have Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control installed. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.

Oracle Enterprise Manager 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 Enterprise Manager 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 Enterprise Manager risk matrix. However, since vulnerabilities affecting Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware versions may affect Oracle Enterprise Manager products, Oracle recommends that customers apply the October 2015 Critical Patch Update to the Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware components of Enterprise Manager. For information on what patches need to be applied to your environments, refer to Critical Patch Update October 2015 Patch Availability Document for Oracle Products, My Oracle Support Note 2037108.1.

Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control Risk Matrix

 

Appendix - Oracle Applications

Oracle E-Business Suite Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 12 new security fixes for the Oracle E-Business Suite. 6 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. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.

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 2015 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 Releases 11i and 12 Critical Patch Update Knowledge Document (October 2015), My Oracle Support Note 2051000.1.

Oracle E-Business Suite Risk Matrix

Notes:

1. The CVSS score is 10.0 for the Windows platform. The CVSS score is 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability is "Partial+") for Linux, Unix and other platforms.

 

Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 8 new security fixes for the Oracle Supply Chain Products 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. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.

Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite Risk Matrix

Notes:

1. This fix also addresses CVE-2015-1788, CVE-2015-1789, CVE-2015-1790 and CVE-2015-1792 and CVE-2015-1793.

Oracle PeopleSoft Products Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 8 new security fixes for Oracle PeopleSoft Products. 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. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.

Oracle PeopleSoft Products Risk Matrix

Notes:

1. This fix also addresses CVE-2015-1788, CVE-2015-1789, CVE-2015-1790 and CVE-2015-1792 and CVE-2015-1793.

Oracle Siebel CRM Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 1 new security fix for Oracle Siebel CRM. This vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.

Oracle Siebel CRM Risk Matrix

Appendix - Oracle Industry Applications

Oracle Industry Applications Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 14 new security fixes for the Oracle Industry Applications divided as follows:

• 1 new security fix for Oracle Industry Applications. This vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.
• 9 new security fixes for Oracle Communications Applications. 8 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. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.
• 4 new security fixes for Oracle Retail Applications. All 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. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.

Oracle Industry Applications Risk Matrix

Oracle Communications Applications Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 8 new security fixes for Oracle Communications Applications. 7 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. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.

Oracle Communications Applications Risk Matrix

Notes:

1. This fix also addresses CVE-2014-7923, CVE-2014-7926, CVE-2014-8146 and CVE-2014-8147.
2. This fix also addresses CVE-2015-2522.

 

Oracle Retail Applications Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 4 new security fixes for Oracle Retail Applications. All 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. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.

Oracle Retail Applications Risk Matrix

Appendix - Oracle Java SE

Oracle Java SE Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 25 new security fixes for Oracle Java SE. 24 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. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.

The CVSS scores below assume that a user running a Java applet or Java Web Start application has administrator privileges (typical on Windows). When the user does not run with administrator privileges (typical on Solaris and Linux), the corresponding CVSS impact scores for Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability are "Partial" instead of "Complete", lowering the CVSS Base Score. For example, a Base Score of 10.0 becomes 7.5.

Users should only use the default Java Plug-in and Java Web Start from the latest JDK or JRE 7 and 8 releases.

Oracle Java SE Risk Matrix

Notes:

1. Applies to client deployment of Java only. This vulnerability can be exploited only through sandboxed Java Web Start applications and sandboxed Java applets.
2. Applies to client and server deployment of Java. This vulnerability can be exploited through sandboxed Java Web Start applications and sandboxed Java applets. It can also be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets, such as through a web service.

Appendix - Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite

Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 15 new security fixes for the Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite. 4 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. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.

Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite Risk Matrix

Appendix - Oracle Pillar Axiom

Oracle Pillar Axiom Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 1 new security fix for Oracle Pillar Axiom. This vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.

Oracle Pillar Axiom Risk Matrix

Appendix - Oracle Linux and Virtualization

Oracle Virtualization Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 3 new security fixes for Oracle Virtualization. 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. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.

Oracle Virtualization Risk Matrix

Notes:

1. Only VMs with Remote Display feature (RDP) enabled are impacted by CVE-2015-4896.
2. Only Windows guests are impacted by CVE-2015-4813. Windows guests without VirtualBox Guest Additions installed are not affected.

Appendix - Oracle MySQL

Oracle MySQL Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 30 new security fixes for Oracle MySQL. 2 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. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.

Oracle MySQL Risk Matrix

Notes:

1. This fix also addresses CVE-2014-3707, CVE-2014-8150, CVE-2015-3153 and CVE-2015-3236. The CVSS score is 9.0 if MySQL Enterprise Monitor runs with admin or root privileges. The score would be 6.5 if MySQL Enterprise Monitor runs with non-admin privileges and the impact on Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability would be Partial+. The Sub-Component for version 3.0.x is 'Proxy/Aggregator'.
2. The CVSS score is 7.2 if the Utility runs with admin or root privileges. The score would be 4.6 if the Utility runs with non-admin privileges and the impact on Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability would be Partial+.
3. This fix also addresses CVE-2015-0286, CVE-2015-0288 and CVE-2015-1789.
4. This fix also addresses CVE-2015-0288. The fix for version 2.3 also addresses CVE-2015-1793.
5. This issue impacts the Windows platform only.