PT-2012-4500
CVE-2012-3132
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Published
2012-08-10
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Updated
2013-10-11
Description by
CVSS 2.0
6.5
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Oracle Database Server versions 10.2.0.3 through 10.2.0.5
Oracle Database Server versions 11.1.0.7
Oracle Database Server versions 11.2.0.2 through 11.2.0.3
Description
The issue allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This is achieved via vectors involving the
CREATE INDEX statement with a CTXSYS.CONTEXT indextype and the DBMS STATS.GATHER TABLE STATS function.Recommendations
For Oracle Database Server versions 10.2.0.3 through 10.2.0.5, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.
For Oracle Database Server version 11.1.0.7, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.
For Oracle Database Server versions 11.2.0.2 through 11.2.0.3, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.
As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the
CREATE INDEX statement with a CTXSYS.CONTEXT indextype and the DBMS STATS.GATHER TABLE STATS function until a patch is available. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾