VDB-16197 · CVE-2000-0986 · XFDB 5390

Oracle 8.1.5 names ORACLE_HOME memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Oracle 8.1.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the component names/namesctl/onrsd/osslogin/tnslsnr/tnsping/trcasst/trcroute. Performing a manipulation of the argument ORACLE_HOME as part of Environment Variable results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2000-0986. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle 8.1.5. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the component names/namesctl/onrsd/osslogin/tnslsnr/tnsping/trcasst/trcroute. The manipulation of the argument ORACLE_HOME as part of a Environment Variable leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Oracle 8.1.5 applications such as names, namesctl, onrsd, osslogin, tnslsnr, tnsping, trcasst, and trcroute possibly allow local users to gain privileges via a long ORACLE_HOME environmental variable.

The weakness was disclosed 12/19/2000 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2000-0986. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as functional.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (5390). The entry VDB-16198 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Name

Oracle

Version

8.1.5

License

commercial

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Functional

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Timelineinfo

12/19/2000 🔍
12/19/2000 +0 days 🔍
07/02/2014 +4943 days 🔍
05/28/2018 +1426 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0986 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0986
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16197
X-Force: 5390 - Oracle for Linux ORACLE_HOME buffer overflow

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2014 11:14
Updated: 05/28/2018 09:18
Changes: 07/02/2014 11:14 (46), 05/28/2018 09:18 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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