Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2014

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.

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 104 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

Products with Cumulative Patches

The Oracle Database, Oracle Fusion Middleware, 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, Industry Applications, Primavera and Oracle VM patches in the Critical Patch Updates are cumulative. In other words, 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 April 2014 Documentation Map, My Oracle Support Note 1637289.1.

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.

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. 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 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 April 2014 Availability Document, My Oracle Support Note 1618213.1.

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 purchased 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: Andrea Micalizzi aka rgod, working with HP's Zero Day Initiative; Andrey Medov of Positive Technologies; Ben Murphy via HP's Zero Day Initiative; Borked of the Google Security Team; Christopher Meyer of Ruhr-University Bochum; Ilja van Sprundel of ioactive.com; Jing Wang; John Marrett; Juraj Somorovsky of Ruhr-University Bochum; Jörg Delker; lokihardt@ASRT via HP's Zero Day Initiative; Mikhail Firstov of Positive Technologies; Patroklos Argyroudis and Alex Zaharis; Paul M. Wright; Red Hat Security Response Team; Sergey Bobrov of Positive Technologies; Tibor Jager of Ruhr-University Bochum; Timo Boettcher of RedTeam Pentesting GmbH; Timo Warns; Tor Erling Bjorstad of mnemonic AS; Vitaliy Toropov via HP's Zero Day Initiative; and Yuki Chen of Trend Micro.

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 Oliver Gruskovnjak of Portcullis Inc; and Yash Kadakia of Security Brigade 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 Abstergo Industries; Adam Willard of Foreground Security; Adi Ivascu; Amir Sohail; Aniket Singh; Ankit Bharathan; Ateeq Khan; Avik Sarkar; Ben Khlifa Fahmi; Christian Galeone; Deepanker Chawla; Gaurav Mishra; Gopal Bisht; Gurjant Singh Sadhra; James Pearson; Jerold Camacho; Ketan Sirigiri; Koutrouss Naddara of Kotros Nadara; Mazin Ahmed; Mohamed M. Fouad; Muhammad Talha Khan; Rakesh Singh of Zero Day Guys; Salman Khan; Sebastian Neef of Internetwache PGP; Shahmeer Baloch; Sherin Panikar; Simone Memoli; Sky_BlaCk; Thamatam Deepak; and Tony Trummer and Tushar Dalvi 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:

• 15 July 2014
• 14 October 2014
• 20 January 2015
• 14 April 2015

References

• Oracle Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts main page [ Oracle Technology Network ]
• Critical Patch Update - April 2014 Documentation Map [ My Oracle Support Note 1637289.1 ]
• 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 2 new security fixes for the Oracle Database Server. Neither of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., neither 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.

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 20 new security fixes for Oracle Fusion Middleware. 13 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 can be exploited 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 customers should apply the April 2014 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 April 2014 Patch Availability Document for Oracle Products, My Oracle Support Note 1618213.1.

Oracle Fusion Middleware Risk Matrix

Notes:

1. Please refer to My Oracle Support Note 1629648.1 for instructions on how to address this issue.
2. Please refer to My Oracle Support Note 1643382.1 for instructions on how to address this issue.

Appendix - Oracle Hyperion

Oracle Hyperion Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 3 new security fixes for Oracle Hyperion. 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 Hyperion Risk Matrix

Appendix - Oracle Applications

Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 10 new security fixes for the Oracle Supply Chain 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 Supply Chain Products Suite Risk Matrix

Oracle PeopleSoft Products Executive Summary

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

Oracle PeopleSoft Products Risk Matrix

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

Oracle iLearning Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 1 new security fix for Oracle iLearning. 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 iLearning Risk Matrix

Appendix - Oracle Java SE

Oracle Java SE Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 37 new security fixes for Oracle Java SE. 35 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.

My Oracle Support Note 360870.1 explains the impact of Java security vulnerabilities on Oracle products that include an Oracle Java SE JDK or JRE.

Oracle Java SE Risk Matrix

Notes:

1. 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.
2. Applies to client deployment of Java only. This vulnerability can be exploited only through sandboxed Java Web Start applications and sandboxed Java applets.
3. Applies to sites that run the Javadoc tool as a service and then host the resulting documentation. It is recommended that sites filter HTML where it is not explicitly allowed for javadocs.
4. Applies to the unpack200 tool.

Appendix - Oracle and Sun Systems Products Suite

Oracle and Sun Systems Products Suite Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 3 new security fixes for the Oracle and Sun Systems Products Suite. 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. The English text form of this Risk Matrix can be found here.

Oracle and Sun Systems Products Suite Risk Matrix

Notes:

1. Applies only when Solaris is running on SPARC64-X platform.

Appendix - Oracle Linux and Virtualization

Oracle Virtualization Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 5 new security fixes for Oracle Virtualization. 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 Virtualization Risk Matrix

Notes:

1. This fix also addresses CVE-2014-0982 and CVE-2014-0983.

Appendix - Oracle MySQL

Oracle MySQL Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 14 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. CVE-2014-2440 is equivalent to CVE-2014-0001.