CVE-2014-6567 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary code or compromise data via a stack-based buffer overflow in the Core RDBMS component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-6567?
CVE-2014-6567 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 21 Jan 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Core RDBMS component in Oracle Database Server 11.1.0.7, 11.2.0.3, 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.1, and 12.1.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2015 CPU. Oracle has not commented on the researcher's claim that this is a stack-based buffer overflow in DBMS_AW.EXECUTE, which allows code execution via a long Current Directory Alias (CDA) command.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6567?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Database Server.
How do I fix CVE-2014-6567?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6567 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-6567 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6567 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Database Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3hrp-72rj-vmgh.