Description
Oracle Forms 4.5, 6.0, 6i, and 9i on Unix, when a large number of records are retrieved by an Oracle form, stores a copy of the database tables in a world-readable temporary file, which allows local users to gain sensitive information such as credit card numbers.
References
- http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_forms_unsecure_temp_file_handling.html
- 20050713 Advisory: Oracle Forms Insecure Temporary File Handling mailing-list
- 15991 third-party-advisory
- formsbuilder-temp-file-info-disclosure(21347) vdb-entry
- http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/pdf/cpujul2005.html