SB2023101773 - Out-of-bounds write in Oracle Secure Backup



SB2023101773 - Out-of-bounds write in Oracle Secure Backup

Published: October 17, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023101773
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0568)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in fopen_wrappers.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted filename to the affected application, trigger a one-byte buffer overflow and crash the application or potentially execute arbitrary code.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.