VDB-158093 · CVE-2020-2981 · GCVE-0-2020-2981

Oracle Berkeley DB up to 18.1 Data Store Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Berkeley DB up to 18.1. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Data Store. The manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-2981. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Berkeley DB up to 18.1 (Software Library). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Data Store. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in the Data Store component of Oracle Berkeley DB. The supported version that is affected is Prior to 18.1.40. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Data Store executes to compromise Data Store. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Data Store. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

The weakness was presented 07/15/2020 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-2981. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Software Library

Vendor

Oracle

Name

Berkeley DB

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Vendor Base Score (Oracle): 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/10/2019 🔍
07/15/2020 +218 days 🔍
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10/30/2020 +106 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-2981 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-2981
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-158093
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2020 09:21
Updated: 10/30/2020 20:22
Changes: 07/16/2020 09:21 (62), 10/30/2020 20:19 (1), 10/30/2020 20:22 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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