Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy



| Updated: 2025-03-07
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
CVE-ID CVE-2023-41053
CVE-2023-44487
CVE-2023-5072
CVE-2023-4911
CVE-2023-43496
CWE-ID CWE-284
CWE-400
CWE-770
CWE-119
CWE-276
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Vulnerability #2 is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerability #4 is being exploited in the wild.
Vulnerable software
 Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy
Server applications / DLP, anti-spam, sniffers

Vendor Oracle

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU80512

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41053

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to Redis does not correctly identify keys accessed by SORT_RO. This may grant users executing this command access to keys that are not explicitly authorized by the ACL configuration.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy: 23.3.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.html?936686


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU81728

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44487

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improperly control of consumption for internal resources when handling HTTP/2 requests with compressed HEADERS frames. A remote attacker can send a sequence of compressed HEADERS frames followed by RST_STREAM frames and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack, a.k.a. "Rapid Reset".

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy: 23.3.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.html?936686


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?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.

3) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU82276

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5072

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy: 23.3.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.html?936686


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.

4) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU81437

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4911

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of GLIBC_TUNABLES environment variable. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy: 23.3.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.html?936686


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.

5) Incorrect default permissions

EUVDB-ID: #VU80937

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-43496

CWE-ID: CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin creates the temporary file in the system temporary directory with the default permissions for newly created files. A local user can view contents of files and directories and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy: 23.1.0 - 23.3.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.html?936686


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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