Security Advisories and Notifications

Security Advisory: (BEA06-81.02)

From: Oracle Corporation

Minor Subject: Anonymous binds to the embedded LDAP server are allowed.

Product(s) Affected: WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express

This security advisory (BEA06-81.02) contains updated information in Section II.

This security advisory (BEA06-81.02) contains corrected instructions for modifying the classpath on WebLogic Server 8.1 and 7.0. Please disregard Security Advisory BEA06-81.01 as this advisory BEA06-81.02 supersedes it.

Threat level: High

Remote anonymous binds are possible to the embedded LDAP server.

Severity: High

It might be possible to view user entries (but not attributes) as well as launch a denial of service attack against the embedded LDAP server.

A problem was identified that could potentially cause a security vulnerability in certain versions of WebLogic Server. A patch is available to correct this problem (see Section II). Oracle treats potential security problems with a high degree of urgency and endeavors to take appropriate steps to help ensure the security of our customers' systems. As a result, Oracle strongly suggests the following actions:

  1. I. Read the following advisory.
  2. II. Apply the suggested action.
  3. III. If you know of any additional users interested in future security advisories, please forward them the registration instructions included in this advisory.

This vulnerability occurs in both WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express. Subsequent references in this advisory to WebLogic Server are intended to encompass both products.

I. Advisory

All sites are vulnerable to this attack.

It is possible for a remote user to bind anonymously to the embedded LDAP server and 1) look at user entries (but not attributes) if the schema can be guessed, or 2) launch a denial of service attack against the embedded LDAP server by creating many connections to the LDAP server.

This patch resolves the issue by adding an attribute to restrict anonymous bind. After applying this path and rebooting, anonymous bind will be restricted by default.

The following versions of WebLogic Server are affected by this vulnerability

  • WebLogic Server 9.0 initial release, on all platforms
  • WebLogic Server 8.1 released through Service Pack 5, on all platforms.
  • WebLogic Server 7.0 released through Service Pack 6, on all platforms.

II. SUGGESTED ACTION

Oracle strongly recommends the following course of actions:

WebLogic Server 9.0

  1. Download and apply the 9.0 GA Combo patch #7824963 from OracleMetaLink as per the instructions below:
    1. Select the Patches and Updates tab after logging in to OracleMetaLink.
    2. Click Simple Search.
    3. In the Search By field, select Patch Number from the list.
    4. Enter the patch number. The patch number may be different for different product releases and platforms.
    5. Select the platform (or choose generic as applicable)
    6. Click Go.
    7. Click Download to download the patch.
  2. Download and apply the patch #7824046 from OracleMetaLink as per the instructions below:
    1. Select the Patches and Updates tab after logging in to OracleMetaLink.
    2. Click Simple Search.
    3. In the Search By field, select Patch Number from the list.
    4. Enter the patch number. The patch number may be different for different product releases and platforms.
    5. Select the platform (or choose generic as applicable)
    6. Click Go.
    7. Click Download to download the patch.
  3. Place the jar for the patch at the end of the PATCH_CLASSPATH.

WebLogic Server 9.1 will include the functionality in this patch.

WebLogic Server 8.1

  1. Upgrade to WebLogic Server 8.1 Service Pack 5.
  2. Download and apply the patch #7824039 from OracleMetaLink as per the instructions below:
    1. Select the Patches and Updates tab after logging in to OracleMetaLink.
    2. Click Simple Search.
    3. In the Search By field, select Patch Number from the list.
    4. Enter the patch number. The patch number may be different for different product releases and platforms.
    5. Select the platform (or choose generic as applicable)
    6. Click Go.
    7. Click Download to download the patch.
  3. Place the jar for the patch in the CLASSPATH before the weblogic.jar file.

WebLogic Server 8.1 Service Pack 6 will include the functionality in this patch.

WebLogic Server 7.0

  1. Upgrade to WebLogic Server 7.0 Service Pack 6.
  2. Download and apply the patch #7824030 from OracleMetaLink as per the instructions below:
    1. Select the Patches and Updates tab after logging in to OracleMetaLink.
    2. Click Simple Search.
    3. In the Search By field, select Patch Number from the list.
    4. Enter the patch number. The patch number may be different for different product releases and platforms.
    5. Select the platform (or choose generic as applicable)
    6. Click Go.
    7. Click Download to download the patch.
  3. Place the jar for the patch in the CLASSPATH before the weblogic.jar file.

WebLogic Server 7.0 Service Pack 7 will include the functionality in this patch.

SECURITY COMMUNICATIONS

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Thank you,

Oracle Corporation