Oracle9i 9.0/9.0.1 PL/SQL Authorization denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle9i 9.0/9.0.1 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component PL/SQL Module. Such manipulation of the argument Authorization leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2002-0566. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle9i 9.0/9.0.1 (Database Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component PL/SQL Module. The manipulation of the argument Authorization with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

PL/SQL module 3.0.9.8.2 in Oracle 9i Application Server 1.0.2.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP Authorization header without an authentication type.

The weakness was released 07/03/2002 by David Litchfield with Next Generation Security Software as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0566. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57619 (Oracle Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86320 (Oracle 9i Application Server Apache PL/SQL Module Denial of Service Vulnerability).

A possible mitigation has been published 11 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8099), Tenable (57619), SecurityFocus (BID 4037†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-861†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-578, VDB-15392, VDB-16220 and VDB-16221. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 57619
Nessus Name: Oracle Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
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02/06/2002 🔍
07/03/2002 +147 days 🔍
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02/09/2003 +221 days 🔍
10/18/2011 +3173 days 🔍
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09/16/2025 +4085 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cert.org
Researcher: David Litchfield
Organization: Next Generation Security Software
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2002-0566 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0566
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18386
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X-Force: 8099
SecurityFocus: 4037 - Oracle 9iAS Apache PL/SQL Module Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 861 - DoS in Oracle 9iAS Apache PL/SQL Module via Malformed HTTP Authorization Header, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:21
Updated: 09/16/2025 04:23
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:21 (66), 05/09/2019 09:40 (6), 12/26/2024 05:40 (17), 09/16/2025 04:23 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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