SB2021101961 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Communications BRM - Elastic Charging Engine



SB2021101961 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Communications BRM - Elastic Charging Engine

Published: October 19, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021101961
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 33% Low 67%
  • Low
  • Medium
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Incorrect default permissions (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17521)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect default permissions for temporary files and folders that are set by the application. A local user with access to the system can view contents of files and directories or modify them.


2) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21409)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to preform HTTP request smuggling attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests in io.netty:netty-codec-http2 in Netty, if the request only uses a single Http2HeaderFrame with the endStream set to to true. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and smuggle arbitrary HTTP headers.

Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to poison HTTP cache and perform phishing attacks.


3) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22118)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the WebFlux application, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.