Oracle Oracle9i Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Oracle9i Enterprise 9.0.1.5/Enterprise 9.0.1.5 Fips/Standard 9.2.0.6. It has been declared as very critical. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-0262. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Oracle9i Enterprise 9.0.1.5/Enterprise 9.0.1.5 Fips/Standard 9.2.0.6 (Database Software). It has been classified as very critical. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Net Foundation Layer component of Oracle Database server 8.1.7.4, 9.0.1.5, 9.0.1.5 FIPS, 9.2.0.6, and 10.1.0.4 has unspecified impact and attack vectors, as identified by Oracle Vuln# DB08.

The weakness was released 01/18/2006 by Martin with Red-Database-Security as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-0262 since 01/18/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/22/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56051 (Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2006 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19197 (Oracle January Security Update Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2006)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24321), Tenable (56051), SecurityFocus (BID 16287†), Secunia (SA18493†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015499†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-1635, VDB-1637, VDB-1638 and VDB-1636. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 56051
Nessus Name: Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2006 CPU)
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OpenVAS ID: 802527
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Database Server Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Martin
Organization: Red-Database-Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0262 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0262
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28356
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X-Force: 24321 - Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2006
SecurityFocus: 16287 - Oracle January Security Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18493 - Oracle Products Multiple Vulnerabilities and Security Issues, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1015499
Vupen: ADV-2006-0243

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 06/22/2025 23:18
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (74), 07/17/2018 10:23 (8), 11/23/2024 03:36 (17), 06/22/2025 23:18 (2)
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