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TITLE:
Oracle Database PITRIG_DROPMETADATA Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27526

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27526/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From local network

SOFTWARE:
Oracle Database 10.x
http://secunia.com/product/3387/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Oracle Database, which can be
exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the
XDB.XDB_PITRIG_PKG.PITRIG_DROPMETADATA procedure when processing the
OWNER and NAME arguments to create an SQL query. This can be
exploited to cause a buffer overflow by passing overly long OWNER and
NAME arguments to the affected procedure.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in version 10g Release 2 with all
Critical Patch Updates as of February 2007. Other versions may also
be affected.

SOLUTION:
A fix is reportedly scheduled for a future Critical Patch Update.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Discovered by an anonymous researcher and reported via iDefense Labs.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
iDefense Labs:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=622

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