TITLE:
Oracle Database Access Restrictions Bypass Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19574

VERIFY ADVISORY:
https://secunia.com/advisories/19574/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From local network

SOFTWARE:
Oracle9i Database Standard Edition
https://secunia.com/product/358/
Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition
https://secunia.com/product/359/
Oracle Database Server 10g
https://secunia.com/product/3387/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Oracle Database, which can be
exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security
restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error allowing a user with
"SELECT" permissions on a base table with a primary key to "INSERT",
"UPDATE", and "DELETE" data from the table via a specially crafted
view.

The vulnerability has been reported in versions 9.2.0.0 through
10.2.0.3.

SOLUTION:
The vulnerability will reportedly be fixed in a upcoming critical
patch update.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor in MetaLink note 363848.1.

OTHER REFERENCES:
Red-Database-Security:
https://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_modify_data_via_views.html

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