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Packet Storm Security Advisories
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Posted: January 21st, 2011, 1:32pm PST
Team SHATTER Security Advisory - It is possible to execute arbitrary operating system commands as localsystem when certain maintenance tasks are executed. For instance, when Database Configuration Assistant is invoked or Oracle Universal Installer is used to modify features. These tools use a Windows service to execute various commands: the service itself relies on a named pipe to receive the commands. The pipe handling is not secure enough resulting in the vulnerability.