CVE-2012-3137
The authentication protocol in Oracle Database Server 10.2.0.3, 10.2.0.4, 10.2.0.5, 11.1.0.7, 11.2.0.2, and 11.2.0.3 allows remote attackers to obtain the session key and salt for arbitrary users, which leaks information about the cryptographic hash and…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 31.4%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The authentication protocol in Oracle Database Server 10.2.0.3, 10.2.0.4, 10.2.0.5, 11.1.0.7, 11.2.0.2, and 11.2.0.3 allows remote attackers to obtain the session key and salt for arbitrary users, which leaks information about the cryptographic hash and makes it easier to conduct brute force password guessing attacks, aka "stealth password cracking vulnerability."
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 31.44% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 18 October 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- oracle/database server · oracle/primavera p6 enterprise project portfolio management
- Source
- secalert_us@oracle.com
EPSS 31.4% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/09/oracle-database-stealth-password-cracking-vulnerability/Press/Media Coverage
- http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/flaw-oracle-logon-protocol-leads-easy-password-cracking-092012?utm_source=Threatpost&utm_medium=Tabs&utm_campaign=Today%27s+Most+PopularPress/Media Coverage
- http://www.darkreading.com/authentication/167901072/security/application-security/240007643/attack-easily-cracks-oracle-database-passwords.htmlPress/Media Coverage
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22069Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150Broken Link
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2012-1515893.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55651
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/09/oracle-database-stealth-password-cracking-vulnerability/Press/Media Coverage
- http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/flaw-oracle-logon-protocol-leads-easy-password-cracking-092012?utm_source=Threatpost&utm_medium=Tabs&utm_campaign=Today%27s+Most+PopularPress/Media Coverage
- http://www.darkreading.com/authentication/167901072/security/application-security/240007643/attack-easily-cracks-oracle-database-passwords.htmlPress/Media Coverage
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22069Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150Broken Link
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2012-1515893.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55651
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.