Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Retail Central Office

Published: 2022-02-01 | Updated: 2023-02-09

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-45105 CVE-2021-2351
CWE-ID	CWE-835 CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software	Oracle Retail Central Office Other software / Other software solutions
Vendor	Oracle

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU59051

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45105

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the StrSubstitutor class. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Payload example: ${${::-${::-$${::-j}}}}

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Oracle Retail Central Office: 14.1

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle_retail_central_office:14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html?3342

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

2) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU55044

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-2351

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation