CVE-2017-3266: Oracle Outside In Technology remote compromise in Outside In Filters

CVE-2017-3266 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2017-01-27

Oracle Outside In Technology is a suite of software development kits used by developers to extract, normalize, and scrub data from over 600 file formats. A critical vulnerability in the Outside In Filters subcomponent allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely take control of the software over a network. This could lead to the complete compromise of applications using these tools, potentially resulting in data theft or service disruption.

Technologies: Oracle Outside In Technology. Vendors: Oracle.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2017-3266 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-3266 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2017-3266?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 27 January 2017.
Which products and versions are affected?
Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.2, 8.5.3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2017-3266?
A patch was published on 2017-01-27: Addressed in Oracle January 2017 Critical Patch Update Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2017-3266 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2017-3266?
Check whether you run Oracle Outside In Technology at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A vulnerability exists in the Outside In Filters subcomponent of Oracle Outside In Technology (part of Oracle Fusion Middleware). The flaw is easily exploitable by an unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP. While the specific vulnerability class is not detailed in the advisory (categorized as NVD-CWE-noinfo), it allows for a complete compromise of Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA triad). The impact is particularly high for software that passes data received over a network directly to the Outside In Technology code. Patches were made available via the Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) in January 2017.

Affected products

  • Oracle Outside In Technology 8.5.2, 8.5.3

Timeline

  • 2017-01-27: advisory: Initial NVD publication
  • 2017-01-27: patched: Addressed in Oracle January 2017 Critical Patch Update

References

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