Oracle Database Assistant 1.0 Password spoolmain.log cleartext storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Oracle Database Assistant 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file spoolmain.log of the component Password Handler. The manipulation leads to cleartext storage. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-1999-1256. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Oracle Database Assistant 1.0 (Database Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file spoolmain.log of the component Password Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Oracle Database Assistant 1.0 in Oracle 8.0.3 Enterprise Edition stores the database master password in plaintext in the spoolmain.log file when a new database is created, which allows local users to obtain the password from that file.

The weakness was published 03/04/1999 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at marc.theaimsgroup.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-1256. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1555 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:spoolmain.log it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (1902). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/04/1999 🔍
03/04/1999 +0 days 🔍
06/20/2014 +5587 days 🔍
04/19/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1256 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1256
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14555
X-Force: 1902

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 17:39
Updated: 04/19/2026 00:07
Changes: 06/20/2014 17:39 (41), 04/04/2019 11:43 (10), 04/19/2026 00:07 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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