Oracle has released a hefty load of security updates that address a
total of 104 different vulnerabilities across its product lines.
The database giant said its latest Critical Patch Update
includes fixes for its middleware and database platforms, as well as
the Hyperion, Siebel, and PeopleSoft platforms and a number of former
Sun packages.
The issues addressed range from elevation of privilege and data
disclosure flaws to easily targeted remote code execution
vulnerabilities rated as high as 10.0 in Oracle's CVSS risk matrix.
Because
the update includes a number of fixes for issues rated as "critical,"
Oracle is advising administrators to test and deploy the patches as soon
as possible in order to protect users from attack.
Of the 104
issues addressed in the update, 41 lie within various Sun products. Java
SE will receive fixes for nine CVE-listed flaws that the company rates
at 9 or 10 on its risk matrix. The flaws have been classified as being
remotely exploitable, meaning they can allow an attacker to take
complete control of the target system without user notification or
authentication.
In total, the Java update addresses 37 security
flaws in the platform and it is considered to be a critical fix and top
deployment priority. An additional Sun patch addresses four flaws in the
Solaris platform which are considered to be lower risks.
Also in
the April update are 20 fixes for flaws in Oracle Fusion Middleware.
That patch is also considered to be a critical update as it addresses 13
vulnerabilities that can be remotely exploited without user
authentication.
Oracle noted that Fusion Middleware customers
should also pay close attention to the Database update, as
vulnerabilities in shared components could also affect the middleware
platform. That Database update addresses two flaws, neither of which are
remotely exploitable.
Other fixes in the update include 14
vulnerabilities for MySQL Server, two of which can be remotely targeted,
and eight vulnerabilities in PeopleSoft, with five remotely exploitable
flaws. Oracle Virtualization, Supply Chain Products Suite, and Siebel
CRM also received updates.
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Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Canadian Heartbleed hacker nabbed
Authorities in Canada have announced the arrest of the man they believe to be behind an attack on the country's tax system using the Heartbleed vulnerability.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said that 19 year-old Stephen Arthuro Solis-Reyes of London, Ontario has been arrested on charges of unauthorized use of a computer and criminal mischief in relation to data for stealing taxpayer information from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
"The RCMP treated this breach of security as a high priority case and mobilized the necessary resources to resolve the matter as quickly as possible," assistant commissioner Gilles Michaud said in a statement.
"Investigators from National Division, along with our counterparts in [Ontario] Division have been working tirelessly over the last four days analyzing data, following leads, conducting interviews, obtaining and executing legal authorizations and liaising with our partners."
Solis-Reyes is said to have used data gathered by exploiting the Heartbleed vulnerability on the CRA's servers in the attack, which reportedly resulted in the loss of 900 social insurance numbers. The CRA believes that the hacker gathered the information over a six-hour window of time which occurred on April 9 between the first public reports of the flaw and the implementation of security measures.
The attack marked one of the first known instances of hackers actively exploiting the Heartbleed condition in the wild to steal user data. Though if reports are to be believed, the NSA and (likely) other government organizations have been exploiting the flaw for years in order to gather intelligence info.
The RCMP reported that it arrested Solis-Reyes without incident on April 15. The Mounties also seized computer equipment from the home. He is scheduled to appear before a court in Ottawa on July 17 to begin trial.
The investigation is still ongoing, although the Mounties did not report of any other persons involved in the attack.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said that 19 year-old Stephen Arthuro Solis-Reyes of London, Ontario has been arrested on charges of unauthorized use of a computer and criminal mischief in relation to data for stealing taxpayer information from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
"The RCMP treated this breach of security as a high priority case and mobilized the necessary resources to resolve the matter as quickly as possible," assistant commissioner Gilles Michaud said in a statement.
"Investigators from National Division, along with our counterparts in [Ontario] Division have been working tirelessly over the last four days analyzing data, following leads, conducting interviews, obtaining and executing legal authorizations and liaising with our partners."
Solis-Reyes is said to have used data gathered by exploiting the Heartbleed vulnerability on the CRA's servers in the attack, which reportedly resulted in the loss of 900 social insurance numbers. The CRA believes that the hacker gathered the information over a six-hour window of time which occurred on April 9 between the first public reports of the flaw and the implementation of security measures.
The attack marked one of the first known instances of hackers actively exploiting the Heartbleed condition in the wild to steal user data. Though if reports are to be believed, the NSA and (likely) other government organizations have been exploiting the flaw for years in order to gather intelligence info.
The RCMP reported that it arrested Solis-Reyes without incident on April 15. The Mounties also seized computer equipment from the home. He is scheduled to appear before a court in Ottawa on July 17 to begin trial.
The investigation is still ongoing, although the Mounties did not report of any other persons involved in the attack.
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