Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Service Communication Proxy

Published: 2023-07-19

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-2963 CVE-2023-24998
CWE-ID	CWE-401 CWE-770
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Service Communication Proxy Server applications / DLP, anti-spam, sniffers
Vendor	Oracle

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU68550

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2963

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the cmdopts_parse() function. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Service Communication Proxy: 22.4.0 - 23.1.0

External links

http://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2023.html?936687

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) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU72427

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24998

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