CVE-2014-6567

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Core RDBMS component in Oracle Database Server 11.1.0.7, 11.2.0.3, 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.1, and 12.1.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2015 CPU. Oracle has not commented on the researcher's claim that this is a stack-based buffer overflow in DBMS_AW.EXECUTE, which allows code execution via a long Current Directory Alias (CDA) command.

9.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.32% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory oracle.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.databaseforensics.com/Oracle_Jan2015_CPU.pdf	patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031572	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72134	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-6567?: CVE-2014-6567 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-6567?: To fix CVE-2014-6567, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-6567 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2014-6567 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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