Oracle9iAS Web Cache Overflow Vulnerability

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Date: Wed Oct 24 2001 - 13:06:36 PDT

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    Reference Date: October 18, 2001
    Security Alert #18
    
    Oracle9iAS Web Cache Overflow Vulnerability
    
    Overview
    A potential security vulnerability has been discovered in Oracle9iAS Web
    Cache 2.0.0.1. This vulnerability enables an attacker to mount a
    denial-of-service attack using an oversized HTTP GET request. On some
    platforms there is an additional vulnerability that may allow remote
    execution of arbitrary code.
    
    Products
    Oracle9iAS Web Cache 2.0.0.1
    
    Platforms
    All
    
    Patch Solution
    Oracle has comprehensively fixed this security vulnerability in the
    2.0.0.2 release of Oracle9iAS Web Cache.
    Supported customers may download the release for your platform from
    Oracle's Worldwide Support web site, Metalink,
    http://metalink.oracle.com. Press the "Patches" button to get to the
    patches web page. Enter the platform and corresponding patch number from
    the table below, and press "Submit."
    
    Platform Patch Number
    
    MS Windows NT/2000 Server - 2044682
    Sun SPARC Solaris - 2042106
    HP-UX - 2043908
    Linux - 2043924
    Compaq Tru64 UNIX - 2043921
    AIX - 2043917
    
    Alternatively, this release may be downloaded for evaluation on Windows
    NT, Solaris, HP, and Linux from the Oracle Technology Network,
    http://otn.oracle.com/software/content.html.
    
    Credits
    Oracle would like to thank George Hedfors and Andreas Junestam of Defcom
    Security for promptly bringing this potential security vulnerability to
    Oracle’s attention.
    



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