Check Point Advisories

Oracle Database SYS.OLAPIMPL_T Package ODCITABLESTART Buffer Overflow (CVE-2008-3974)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2009-022
Date Published:	15 Feb 2009
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 10 November, 2015
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2008-3974
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75, R71, R70, R65
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Oracle Database Server is an enterprise-level relational database application suite. A buffer overflow vulnerability has been reported in the Oracle Database Server SYS.OLAPIMPL_T package. The vulnerability is due to an error in the Oracle Database Server that fails to properly validate user supplied parameters sent to a procedure in the SYS.OLAPIMPL_T package. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted SQL statement to a target server. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system and may cause database corruption.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block the vulnerable Oracle Database function in SYS.OLAPIMPL_T package over TNS, SMB or iSQL Plus traffic.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75 / R71 / R70 / R65

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Oracle Database SYS.OLAPIMPL_T Package ODCITABLESTART Buffer Overflow protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Oracle Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Oracle database SYS.OLAPIMPL_T package ODCITABLESTART buffer overflow