#VU175 Privilege escalation in Oracle Secure Global Desktop - CVE-2016-3613

Vulnerability identifier: #VU175

Vulnerability risk: Critical

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Red]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3613

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Oracle Secure Global Desktop
Client/Desktop applications / Virtualization software

Vendor: Oracle

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges.

The vulnerability exists in Oracle Secure Global Desktop. A remote user can gain elevated privileges by exploiting a flaw in the Oracle Secure Global Desktop OpenSSL component.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in user access with elevated privileges on the target system.

Mitigation
The vendor has issued a fix as part of the July 2016 Oracle Critical Patch Update.

Vulnerable software versions

Oracle Secure Global Desktop: 4.63 - 5.2

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External links
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html

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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.