Oracle TNS Poison vulnerability
Publish date: July 21, 2015
Severity: HIGH
CVE Identifier: CVE-2012-1675
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
DESCRIPTION
The TNS Listener, as used in Oracle Database 11g 11.1.0.7, 11.2.0.2, and 11.2.0.3, and 10g 10.2.0.3, 10.2.0.4, and 10.2.0.5, as used in Oracle Fusion Middleware, Enterprise Manager, E-Business Suite, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary database commands by performing a remote registration of a database (1) instance or (2) service name that already exists, then conducting a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack to hijack database connections, aka "TNS Poison."
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1004997
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1004997 - Detected Too Many Oracle TNS Service Register Requests
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- oracle database_10g 10.2.0.3
- oracle database_10g 10.2.0.4
- oracle database_10g 10.2.0.5
- oracle database_11g 11.1.0.7
- oracle database_11g 11.2.0.2
- oracle database_11g 11.2.0.3
- oracle database_server 10.2.0.3
- oracle database_server 10.2.0.4
- oracle database_server 10.2.0.5
- oracle database_server 11.1.0.7
- oracle database_server 11.2.0.2
- oracle database_server 11.2.0.3
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