Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2009

Description

A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. It also includes non-security fixes that are required (because of interdependencies) by those security patches. Critical Patch Updates are cumulative, except as noted below, but each advisory describes only the security fixes added since the previous Critical Patch Update. Thus, prior Critical Patch Update Advisories should be reviewed for information regarding earlier accumulated security fixes. Please refer to

Due to the threat posed by a successful attack, Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply fixes as soon as possible. This Critical Patch Update contains 43 new security fixes across all products.

Supported Products and Components Affected

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 [square brackets] following the product versions. Please click on the link in [square brackets] or in the Patch Availability Table to access the documentation for those patches.

Patch Availability Table and Risk Matrices

The Oracle Database, Oracle Application Server, Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control, Oracle E-Business Suite Applications (Release 12 only), JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards OneWorld Tools, PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal Applications, PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools and Siebel Enterprise patches in the Updates are cumulative; 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.

Oracle E-Business Suite Applications Release 11i patches are not cumulative, so Oracle E-Business Suite Applications customers should refer to previous Critical Patch Updates to identify previous security fixes they want to apply. Oracle Collaboration Suite patches were cumulative up to and including the fixes provided in the July 2007 Critical Patch Update. From the July 2007 Critical Patch Update on, Oracle Collaboration Suite security fixes are delivered using the one-off patch infrastructure normally used by Oracle to deliver single bug fixes to customers. Patches for BEA products are not cumulative (unless otherwise stated), so BEA customers should refer to previous Security Advisories to identify previous security fixes they want to apply.

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 2009 Documentation Map, My Oracle Support Note 798344.1.

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. The same vulnerability appears with the same Vuln # 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 result 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. As a matter of policy, Oracle does not disclose detailed information about an exploit condition or results that can be used to conduct a successful exploit. Oracle will not provide additional information about the specifics of vulnerabilities beyond what is provided in the CPU or Security Alert notification, the Patch Availability Matrix, the readme files, and FAQs. Oracle does not provide advance notification on CPUs or Security Alerts to individual customers. Finally, Oracle does not distribute exploit code or “proof-of-concept” code for product vulnerabilities.

Workarounds

Due to the threat posed by a successful attack, Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply fixes as soon as possible. Until you apply the CPU fixes, it may be possible to reduce the risk of successful attack by restricting 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 unprivileged users 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.

Skipping Critical Patch Updates

As mentioned in the previous section, Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply fixes as soon as possible.

• Siebel products: Please see Critical Patch Update Advisory April 2008 for the announcement of the most recent security fixes for Siebel products. Please see Oracle Siebel Enterprise Support to download the most recent security fixes for the affected Siebel product.
• Oracle Collaboration Suite: Please see Critical Patch Update Advisory January 2009 for the announcement of the most recent security fixes for Oracle Collaboration Suite. Please see My Oracle Support Note 786800.1 to download the most recent security fixes for Oracle Collboration Suite.
• Oracle Enterprise Manager: See Critical Patch Update Advisory January 2009 for the announcement of the most recent security fixes for Oracle Enterprise Manager. See My Oracle Support Note 786800.1 to apply the most recent security fixes for Oracle Enterprise Manager.
• Oracle Life Sciences Applications: Please see Critical Patch Update Advisory October 2006 to apply the most recent security fixes for Oracle Life Sciences Applications (previously known as Oracle Pharmaceutical Applications).
• TimesTen In-Memory Database: Please see Critical Patch Update Advisory January 2009 for the announcement of the most recent security fixes for TimesTen In-Memory Database. See My Oracle Support Note 786800.1 to apply the most recent security fixes for TimesTen In-Memory Database.
• Oracle Secure Enterprise Search: Please see Critical Patch Update Advisory April 2008 for the announcement of the most recent security fixes for Oracle Secure Enterprise Search. See My Oracle Support Note 786800.1 to apply the most recent security fixes for Oracle Secure Enterprise Search.
• Oracle Secure Backup: Please see Critical Patch Update Advisory January 2009 for the announcement the most recent security fixes for Oracle Secure Backup. See My Oracle Support Note 786800.1 to apply the most recent security fixes for Oracle Secure Backup.
• Oracle HTTP Server: Please see Critical Patch Update Advisory January 2007 to apply the most recent security fixes for Oracle HTTP Server. For Oracle Database versions 10g and higher, Oracle HTTP Server is on the Companion CD, is separately installable, and is not installed with the Database. See My Oracle Support Note 786800.1 to apply the most recent security fixes for Oracle Database included in Oracle HTTP Server.

Unsupported Products and De-Supported Versions

Unsupported products, releases and versions 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. Hence Oracle recommends that customers upgrade their Oracle products to a supported version.

Critical Patch Update patches are not provided for product versions that are no longer covered under the Premier Support or Extended Support phases of the Lifetime Support Policy. We recommend that customers upgrade to the latest supported version of Oracle products in order to obtain patches.

Extended Support Phase: Critical Patch Update patches are available to customers who have purchased Extended Support under the Lifetime Support Policy. Customers must have a valid Extended Support service contract to be able to download Critical Patch Update patches for products in the Extended Support Phase. Critical Patch Update patches may not be downloaded to update products supported with Sustaining Support, or to update any unsupported products.

Supported Database, Fusion Middleware, EM 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.

On Request Model for Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server

Oracle will proactively create patches only for platform/version combinations that, based on historical data, customers are likely to download for the next Critical Patch Update. We create patches for historically inactive platform/version combinations of the Oracle Database and Oracle Application Server only if requested by customers. Fixes for the vulnerabilities will continue to be included in future releases and patch sets.

Additional details regarding the products, versions and platforms that will be supported for the next Critical Patch Update and the process for requesting On Request patches are available in the Critical Patch Update April 2009 Patch Availability Document for Oracle Products (My Oracle Support Note 786800.1).

Critical Patch Update Schedule

Critical Patch Updates are released on the Tuesday closest to the 15th day of January, July, April and October. The next four dates are:

• 14 July 2009
• 20 October 2009
• 12 January 2010
• 13 April 2010

• Oracle Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts main page  [ Oracle Technology Network ]
• Oracle PeopleSoft Security main page  [ Oracle PeopleSoft/JDEdwards Support ]
• Critical Patch Update - April 2009 Documentation Map   [ My Oracle Support Note 798344.1 ]
• 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 ]
• 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 ]
• Previous Security Advisories Notifications for BEA products   [ BEA Security Advisories ]

Modification History

Oracle Database Executive Summary

Notes:

1. This exploit requires very high privilege to import full database. This security fix is not required for 10.1.0.5 Windows version.
2. This bug is fixed in all supported releases of Workspace Manager.
3. Please see section on Overview of Application Express for additional information.

Oracle Database Server Client-Only Installations

No new vulnerabilities affect Oracle Database Server client-only installations (installations that do not have Oracle Database Server installed).

Overview of Oracle Application Express

Oracle Application Express is a rapid web application development tool for the Oracle Database. In Oracle Database releases up to and including 10g Release 2, Oracle Application Express was separately installed from a Companion CD supplied with the Oracle Database CD set or from a package downloaded from an Oracle web site. If you have not installed Oracle Application Express from the companion CD or from a packaged download from an Oracle Web site, no further action is required. From Oracle Database 11g onwards, Oracle Application Express is included in the default installation of the Oracle Database.

If you have Oracle Application Express installed in an Oracle Database home, then refer to Critical Patch Update April 2009 Patch Availability Document for Oracle Products, My Oracle Support Note 786800.1 for the version to be installed.

Oracle Application Server Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 12 new security fixes for the Oracle Application Server.  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 the Oracle Application Server installed.

Oracle Application Server products that are bundled with the Oracle Database are affected by the vulnerabilities listed in the Oracle Database section. They are not discussed further in this section and are not listed in the Oracle Application Server risk matrix.

Notes:

1. BI Publisher previously known as XML Publisher (versions 5.6.2, 10.1.3.2, 10.1.3.2.1)
2. Outside In Technology is a suite of software development kits (SDKs). It does not have any particular associated protocol. Its privileges are controlled by the embedding technology. Depending on the hosting software, the CVSS score can be as high as 9.3 if the hosting software runs as root and passes data received over the network to Outside In Technology code.

Oracle Application Server Client-Only Installations

No new vulnerabilities affect Oracle Application Server client-only installations (installations that do not have Oracle Application Server installed).

Oracle E-Business Suite and Applications Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 3 new security fixes for Oracle 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.  None of these fixes are applicable to client-only installations, i.e.,. installations that do not have Oracle Applications installed.

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 Fusion Middleware sections. The exposure of Oracle E-Business Suite products is dependent on the Oracle Database and Fusion middleware versions being used. Oracle Database and Fusion Middleware security fixes are not listed in the Oracle E-Business Suite risk matrix, but since vulnerabilities affecting these versions may affect Oracle E-Business Suite products, Oracle recommends that customers apply the April 2009 Critical Patch Update to the Oracle Database and Fusion Middleware components of Oracle E-Business Suite. Refer to Oracle E-Business Suite Critical Patch Update for April 2009 Note 787703.1 for a detailed information.

Notes:

1. This patch delivers a default password checker to assist sites in discovering default passwords for FND Applications Users (not DB users). Please see the README for specific usage.

Oracle Applications Client-Only Installations

No new vulnerabilities affect Oracle Applications client-only installations (installations that do not have Oracle Applications installed).

Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 4 new security fixes for the Oracle PeopleSoft and JDEdwards Suite.  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.   

Appendix - BEA Product Suite

BEA Products Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 8 new security fixes for the Oracle BEA Products Suite.  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.   

Please note that the information about advisory patches for BEA is available at My Oracle Support Note 786800.1 in the Oracle standard format. To make the transition easier for this CPU, the patch information is also provided at the BEA archived location in the old format. From CPU July 2009 onwards, the patch information will only be available in the Oracle standard format.

Notes:

1. Sun MicroSystems released a Security Alert in December 2008 to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting the Sun Java Runtime Environment. Oracle CVE-2009-1006 refers to all the advisories that were applicable to JRockit from the Sun Alert. The CVSS score shows the highest score (as calculated by NVD) of all the advisories fixed in JRockit. The complete list of all advisories addressed in JRockit is as follows: CVE-2008-5345, CVE-2008-5347, CVE-2008-5348, CVE-2008-5349, CVE-2008-5350, CVE-2008-5351, CVE-2008-5352, CVE-2008-5353, CVE-2008-5354, CVE-2008-5356, CVE-2008-5357, CVE-2008-5358, CVE-2008-5359, CVE-2008-5360
2. 10.0 is the CVSS base score if the Web Server is running as root because a complete machine takeover can occur. If the Web Server is not running as root, 7.5 is the CVSS base score as complete machine takeover cannot occur. The WebLogic plug-ins include all cumulative bug-fixes and thus include fixes from all previously released advisories. These plug-ins are compatible with all versions of WebLogic Server.
3. 8.5 is the CVSS base score if the Web Server is running as root because a complete machine takeover can occur. If the Web Server is not running as root, 6.0 is the CVSS base score as complete machine takeover cannot occur. The WebLogic plug-ins include all cumulative bug-fixes and thus include fixes from all previously released advisories. These plug-ins are compatible with all versions of WebLogic Server.

Oracle Product Dependency for CPU patching

Oracle Beehive Collaboration Software

Oracle Collaboration Suite

Oracle Enterprise Manager