Oracle security alert.

Advisory overview

Qualys Vulnerability R&D Lab has released new vulnerability checks in the Enterprise TruRisk Platform to protect organizations against 52 vulnerabilities that were fixed in 10 bulletins announced today by Oracle. Customers can immediately audit their networks for these and other new vulnerabilities by accessing their Qualys subscription. Visit Qualys Security Blog to prioritize remediation.

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Vulnerability details

Oracle has released 10 security bulletins to fix newly discovered flaws in their software. Qualys has released the following checks for these new vulnerabilities:

• Oracle Database April 2015 Security Update Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPUAPR2015)

  Severity

  Critical 4

  Qualys ID

  19966

  Vendor Reference

  CPUAPR015

  CVE Reference

  CVE-2015-0455, CVE-2015-0457, CVE-2015-0479, CVE-2015-0483

  CVSS Scores

  Base 9 / Temporal 6.7

  Description

  Oracle released a Critical Patch Update advisory for April 2015 that addresses several security vulnerabilities.

  The following Oracle database component are affected:
  - Java VM (CVE-2015-0457)
  - XDB - XML Database (CVE-2015-0455)
  - Core RDBMS (CVE-2015-0483)
  - XDK and XDB - XML Database (CVE-2015-0479)

  Consequence

  An attacker could affect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data on the target system.

  Solution

  Oracle recommends that customers upgrade to the latest supported version of Oracle products in order to obtain the patches.
  Read Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2015 for further information about the products affected and issues addressed.

  Patches:
  The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
  CPUAPR2015 Oracle Database(database)

• Oracle Database April 2015 Patch Set Update (PSU) 12.1.0.2.3 Not Installed (Patch 20299023)

  Severity

  Critical 4

  Qualys ID

  19968

  Vendor Reference

  Oracle Metalink, Doc ID 1967243.1

  CVE Reference

  CVE-2015-0455, CVE-2015-0483

  CVSS Scores

  Base 6.8 / Temporal 5

  Description

  Oracle Database Patch Set Updates are proactive cumulative patches containing recommended bug fixes that are released on a regular schedule.

  Affected Software:
  Oracle Database 12.1.0.2

  Consequence

  Failure to apply this patch could lead to loss of the integrity of the database.

  Solution

  Customers are requested to refer to CPUAPR2015 to obtain details about how to deploy the update.

  Patches:
  The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
  Oracle 12.1.0.2.3

• Oracle Database April 2015 Patch Set Update (PSU) 12.1.0.1.7 Not Installed (Patch 20299016)

  Severity

  Critical 4

  Qualys ID

  19967

  Vendor Reference

  Oracle Metalink, Doc ID 1967243.1

  CVE Reference

  CVE-2015-0455, CVE-2015-0479, CVE-2015-0483

  CVSS Scores

  Base 6.8 / Temporal 5

  Description

  Oracle Database Patch Set Updates are proactive cumulative patches containing recommended bug fixes that are released on a regular schedule.

  Affected Software:
  Oracle Database 12.1.0.1

  Consequence

  Failure to apply this patch could lead to loss of the integrity of the database.

  Solution

  Refer to CPUAPR2015 to obtain details about how to deploy the update.

  Patches:
  The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
  Oracle 12.1.0.1.7

• Oracle Database April 2015 Patch Set Update (PSU) 11.1.0.7.23 Not Installed (Patch 20299012)

  Severity

  Critical 4

  Qualys ID

  19969

  Vendor Reference

  Oracle Metalink, Doc ID 1967243.1

  CVE Reference

  CVE-2015-0483

  CVSS Scores

  Base 4 / Temporal 3

  Description

  Oracle Database Patch Set Updates are proactive cumulative patches containing recommended bug fixes that are released on a regular schedule.

  Affected Software:
  Oracle Database 11.1.0.7

  Consequence

  Failure to apply this patch could lead to loss of the integrity of the database.

  Solution

  Customers are requested to refer to CPUAPR2015 to obtain details about how to deploy the update.

  Patches:
  The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
  Oracle Database 11.1.0.7.23

• Oracle Database April 2015 Patch Set Update (PSU) 11.2.0.3.14 Not Installed (Patch 20299017)

  Severity

  Critical 4

  Qualys ID

  19971

  Vendor Reference

  Oracle Metalink, Doc ID 1967243.1

  CVE Reference

  CVE-2015-0455, CVE-2015-0479, CVE-2015-0483

  CVSS Scores

  Base 6.8 / Temporal 5

  Description

  Oracle Database Patch Set Updates are proactive cumulative patches containing recommended bug fixes that are released on a regular schedule.

  Affected Software:
  Oracle Database 11.2.0.3

  Consequence

  Failure to apply this patch could lead to loss of the integrity of the database.

  Solution

  Customers are requested to refer to CPUAPR2015 to obtain details about how to deploy the update.

  Patches:
  The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
  Oracle Database 11.2.0.3.14

• Oracle Database April 2015 Patch Set Update (PSU) 11.2.0.4.6 Not Installed (Patch 20299013)

  Severity

  Critical 4

  Qualys ID

  19972

  Vendor Reference

  Oracle Metalink, Doc ID 1967243.1

  CVE Reference

  CVE-2015-0455, CVE-2015-0479, CVE-2015-0483

  CVSS Scores

  Base 6.8 / Temporal 5

  Description

  Oracle Database Patch Set Updates are proactive cumulative patches containing recommended bug fixes that are released on a regular schedule.

  Affected Software:
  Oracle Database 11.2.0.4

  Consequence

  Failure to apply this patch could lead to loss of the integrity of the database.

  Solution

  Customers are requested to refer to CPUAPR2015 to obtain details about how to deploy the update.

  Patches:
  The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
  Oracle Database 11.2.0.4.5

• Solaris 11.2 Support Repository Update (SRU) 9.5.0 Missing

  Severity

  Serious 3

  Qualys ID

  123523

  Vendor Reference

  Oracle Solaris 11.2 SRU 9.5.0

  CVE Reference

  CVE-2014-5353, CVE-2014-9623, CVE-2015-0255, CVE-2015-0471, CVE-2015-1802, CVE-2015-1803, CVE-2015-1804, CVE-2015-2188, CVE-2015-2189, CVE-2015-2190

  CVSS Scores

  Base 8.5 / Temporal 6.7

  Description

  The target does not have Solaris 11.2 SRU 9.5.0 applied.

  The Support Repository Updates provide patch bundles/updates that primarily contain bug fixes.

  Consequence

  Exploitation could result in disclosure of sensitive information, execution of arbitrary code or result in a denial of service.

  Solution

  To resolve this issue apply Solaris 11.2 SRU 9.5.0.

  Refer to Oracle Solaris 11.2 Support Repository Updates (SRU) Index.

  Patches:
  The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
  Oracle Solaris 11.2 SRU 9.5.0 Solaris 11.2

• Oracle Solaris 10 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities (CPUAPR2015)

  Severity

  Critical 4

  Qualys ID

  123520

  Vendor Reference

  Oracle Solaris CPU April 2015

  CVE Reference

  CVE-2015-0471, CVE-2015-2574, CVE-2015-2577

  CVSS Scores

  Base 7.2 / Temporal 5.3

  Description

  Multiple vulnerabilities affecting Oracle Solaris 10 could allow malicious users to compromise the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the targeted system.

  Oracle has released Solaris 10 patches required to resolve the vulnerabilities listed on the April 2015 CPU.

  Affected Versions:
  Solaris 10 on x86 and SPARC platforms is affected.

  Consequence

  Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to compromise a vulnerable system.

  Solution

  Refer to Oracle CPU April 2015 for Sun Products to address this issue and obtain more information.

  Patches:
  The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
  Oracle Solaris CPU April 2015 Solaris 10

• Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update - April 2015

  Severity

  Critical 4

  Qualys ID

  123519

  Vendor Reference

  Oracle Java SE CPU April 2015

  CVE Reference

  CVE-2015-0204, CVE-2015-0458, CVE-2015-0459, CVE-2015-0460, CVE-2015-0469, CVE-2015-0470, CVE-2015-0477, CVE-2015-0478, CVE-2015-0480, CVE-2015-0484, CVE-2015-0486, CVE-2015-0488, CVE-2015-0491, CVE-2015-0492

  CVSS Scores

  Base 10 / Temporal 7.8

  Description

  Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is a platform that supports the execution of programs that are developed using the Java programming language. The JRE platform also supports Java Applets, which can be loaded from Web pages.

  JRE and JDK are exposed to multiple vulnerabilities that affect various components. Oracle's Java Critical Patch Update for April 2015 contains 15 new security fixes across multiple Java SE products and sub-products.

  Affected Versions:
  Oracle Java JDK and JRE, versions 5.0u81 and earlier, 6u91 and earlier, 7u76 and earlier, 8u40 and earlier.

  Consequence

  Exploitation could allow an attacker to take complete control of an affected system.

  Solution

  The vendor released updates (Java SE JDK and JRE 8 Update 45, Java SE JDK and JRE 7 Update 79, Java SE JDK and JRE 6 Update 95, Java SE JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 85) to resolve these issues.

  Refer to vendor advisory Oracle Java SE CPU April 2015 and Oracle Doc ID 1992462.1 to obtain more details.

  Updates for Java 5 and Java 6 are no longer available to the public. Oracle offers updates to Java 5 and Java 6 only for customers who have purchased Java support or have Oracle products that require Java 5 and Java 6.

  Patches:
  The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
  Oracle Java SE CPU April 2015 Oracle Java

• Oracle MySQL April 2015 Critical Patch Update (CPUAPR2015)

  Severity

  Serious 3

  Qualys ID

  19970

  Vendor Reference

  MySQL CPUAPR2015

  CVE Reference

  CVE-2014-3569, CVE-2015-0405, CVE-2015-0423, CVE-2015-0433, CVE-2015-0438, CVE-2015-0439, CVE-2015-0441, CVE-2015-0498, CVE-2015-0499, CVE-2015-0500, CVE-2015-0501, CVE-2015-0503, CVE-2015-0505, CVE-2015-0506, CVE-2015-0507, CVE-2015-0508, CVE-2015-0511, CVE-2015-2566, CVE-2015-2567, CVE-2015-2568, CVE-2015-2571, CVE-2015-2573

  CVSS Scores

  Base 5.7 / Temporal 4.2

  Description

  This Critical Patch Update contains 22 new security fixes for Oracle MySQL.

  Affected Versions:-
  Oracle MySQL Server versions 5.5.42, 5.6.23 and earlier.

  Consequence

  Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to affect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data on the target system.

  Solution

  Refer to vendor advisory Oracle MySQL April 2015.

  Patches:
  The following are links for downloading patches to fix these vulnerabilities:
  Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2015 MYSQL 5.5.x(MYSQL)
  Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2015 MYSQL 5.6.x(MYSQL)

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