Title: EGI SVG 'ALERT' [TLP:WHITE] CRITICAL risk Oracle Database
Vulnerability [EGI-SVG-CVE-2018-3110]
Date: 2018-08-17
Updated:
Affected software and risk
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CRITICAL risk vulnerability concerning the Oracle Database
Package : Oracle
CVE ID : CVE-2018-3110
Oracle has announced a Vulnerability [R 1] with a CVSS v3 base score of 9.9
which can result in complete compromise of the Oracle Database and shell access
to the underlying server.
Actions required/recommended
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Any site running the Oracle Database should update urgently if they have not
done so already.
Affected software details
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See [R 1]
Component installation information
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See information from oracle - e.g. [R 1]
TLP and URL
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** WHITE information - Unlimited distribution
- see https://go.egi.eu/tlp for distribution restrictions **
URL: https://advisories.egi.eu/Advisory-SVG-CVE-2018-3110
Minor updates may be made without re-distribution to the sites
Comments
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Comments or questions should be sent to svg-rat at mailman.egi.eu
If you find or become aware of another vulnerability which is relevant to EGI
you may report it by e-mail to report-vulnerability at egi.eu
the EGI Software Vulnerability Group will take a look according to the
procedure defined in [R 2]
Note that this has been updated and the latest version approved by the
Operations Management Board in November 2017
References
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[R 1] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2018-3110-5032149.html
[R 2] https://documents.egi.eu/public/ShowDocument?docid=3145
Credit
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SVG was alerted to this vulnerability by Darren Moore at STFC
Timeline
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Yyyy-mm-dd [EGI-SVG-CVE-2018-3110]
2018-08-16 SVG alerted to this issue by Darren Moore at STFC
2018-08-16 Acknowledgement from the EGI SVG to the reporter
2018-08-17 Brief Alert sent to sites
Context
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This advisory has been prepared as part of the effort to fulfil EGI SVG's
purpose "To minimize the risk to the EGI infrastructure arising from software
vulnerabilities"
The risk is that assessed by the group, according to the EGI SVG issue handling
procedure [R 2] in the context of how the software is used in the EGI
infrastructure. It is the opinion of the group, we do not guarantee it to be
correct. The risk may also be higher or lower in other deployments depending on
how the software is used.
Others may re-use this information provided they:-
1) Respect the provided TLP classification
2) Credit the EGI https://www.egi.eu/ Software Vulnerability Group
On behalf of the EGI SVG,