Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2012

Description

A Critical Patch Update 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 78 new security fixes across all product families listed below.

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 Base Platform (formerly "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, Oracle Industry Applications and Oracle VM patches in the Critical Patch 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. 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 January 2012 Documentation Map, My Oracle Support Note 1368685.1.

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. An English text version of the risk matrices provided in this document is available here.

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. 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. For more information, see Oracle vulnerability disclosure policies.

The protocol in the risk matrix implies that all its secure variants (if applicable) are affected too. For example, if HTTP is listed as an affected protocol, it implies that HTTPS (if applicable) is also affected.

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 to apply patches to dependent products, please refer to Patch Set Update and Critical Patch Update January 2012 Availability Document, My Oracle Support Note 1374524.1.

Critical Patch Update Supported Products and Versions

Critical Patch Update patches 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 Critical Patch Update patches 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.

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

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 download Critical Patch Update patches for products in the Extended Support Phase.

On Request Model

Oracle proactively creates patches only for platform/version combinations that, based on historical data, customers are likely to download for the next Critical Patch Update. Patches for historically inactive platform/version combinations of the Oracle Database, Oracle Application Server and Enterprise Manager will be created only if requested by customers.

Refer to Patch Set Update and Critical Patch Update January 2012 Availability Document, My Oracle Support Note 1374524.1 for further details regarding the On Request patches.

Credit Statement

The following people or organizations reported security vulnerabilities addressed by this Critical Patch Update to Oracle: an Anonymous Reporter of TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative; Behrang Fouladi of SensePost Information Security; Clement Lecigne; Dennis Yurichev of McAfee Labs; Gorkem Yakin; InfoWorld; Juan Pablo Perez Etchegoyen of Onapsis; Mateusz "j00ru" Jurczyk; Michael Myngerbayev of McAfee Labs; Michael Oglesby of True Digital Security; Minetoshi Takizawa through JPCERT/CC Vulnerability Handling Team; Robert Maly of Ness Technologies; Rohan Stelling of Stratsec Research; Travis Emmert of Veracode; and Will Dormann of CERT/CC.

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:

• 17 April 2012
• 17 July 2012
• 16 October 2012
• 15 January 2013

References

• Oracle Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts main page  [ Oracle Technology Network ]
• Critical Patch Update - January 2012 Documentation Map   [ My Oracle Support Note 1368685.1 ]
• 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 ]
• 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.  1 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 Database Server installed.

Oracle Database Server Risk Matrix

Notes:

1. The fix for this vulnerability has a significant non-security component. It is recommended that customers review MOS document 1376995.1 to determine the urgency and best plan of action for applying the fix for this vulnerability.

Appendix - Oracle Fusion Middleware

Oracle Fusion Middleware Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 11 new security fixes for Oracle Fusion Middleware.  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. 

Oracle Fusion Middleware products include Oracle Database components that are affected 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 recommends that customers apply the January 2012 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 January 2012 Patch Availability Document for Oracle Products, My Oracle Support Note 1374524.1.

Oracle Fusion Middleware Risk Matrix

Notes:

1. Outside In Technology is a suite of software development kits (SDKs). It does not have any particular associated protocol. If the hosting software passes data received over the network to Outside In Technology code the CVSS score would increase to 6.8.

Appendix - Oracle Applications

Oracle E-Business Suite Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 3 new security fixes for the Oracle E-Business Suite.  1 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. 

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 Oracle Fusion Middleware sections. The exposure of Oracle E-Business Suite products is dependent on the Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware versions being used. Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware security fixes are not listed in the Oracle E-Business Suite risk matrix. However, since vulnerabilities affecting Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware versions may affect Oracle E-Business Suite products, Oracle recommends that customers apply the January 2012 Critical Patch Update to the Oracle Database and Oracle Fusion Middleware components of Oracle E-Business Suite. For information on what patches need to be applied to your environments, refer to Oracle E-Business Suite Critical Patch Update for January 2012, My Oracle Support Note 1384016.1.

Oracle E-Business Suite Risk Matrix

Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 1 new security fix for the Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite.  This vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password. 

Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite Risk Matrix

Notes:

1. This fix addresses the security issue CVE-2011-3192, a denial of service vulnerability in Apache HTTPD, which is applicable to Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) products utilizing Apache 2.0 or 2.2. The National Vulnerability Database has reported a CVSS Base Score for this vulnerability of 7.8 indicating a complete Operating System denial of service (DOS); however a complete Operating System denial of service is not possible on any platform supported by Oracle, and as a result, Oracle has given the vulnerability a CVSS Base Score of 5.0 indicating a complete denial of service of the Oracle Transportation Management but not the Operating System. Other fixes for CVE-2011-3192 were distributed earlier in a Security Alert in September 2011.

Oracle PeopleSoft Products Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 6 new security fixes for Oracle PeopleSoft Products.  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.

Oracle PeopleSoft Products Risk Matrix

Oracle JD Edwards Products Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 8 new security fixes for Oracle JD Edwards Products.  1 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. 

Oracle JD Edwards Products Risk Matrix

Appendix - Oracle Sun Products Suite

Oracle Sun Products Suite Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 17 new security fixes for the Oracle Sun Products Suite.  6 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. 

An English text version of the risk matrix is available here.

Sun Microsystems policies for disclosure of fixes for security vulnerabilities in the Sun product lines are documented at changes in security policies for the Sun product lines.

Oracle Sun Products Suite Risk Matrix

Appendix - Oracle Linux and Virtualization

Oracle Virtualization Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 3 new security fixes for Oracle Virtualization.  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. 

Oracle Virtualization Risk Matrix

Appendix - Oracle MySQL

Oracle MySQL Executive Summary

This Critical Patch Update contains 27 new security fixes for Oracle MySQL.  1 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. 

Oracle MySQL Risk Matrix