Oracle Database Server 9.0.1.5 Core RDBMS privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Database Server 9.0.1.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Core RDBMS. This manipulation causes privilege escalation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-5337. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Database Server 9.0.1.5 (Database Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Core RDBMS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Core RDBMS component in Oracle Database 9.0.1.5, 9.2.0.8, 10.1.0.5, and 10.2.0.2 has unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors, aka Vuln# DB09.

The weakness was released 10/17/2006 by Alexander Kornbrust with Application Security, Inc. (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5337 since 10/17/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56054 (Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2006 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (56054), SecurityFocus (BID 20588†), Secunia (SA22396†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017077†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2615, VDB-2614, VDB-33021 and VDB-32832. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 56054
Nessus Name: Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2006 CPU)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Alexander Kornbrust
Organization: Application Security, Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5337 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5337
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32791
SecurityFocus: 20588 - Oracle October 2006 Security Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22396
SecurityTracker: 1017077 - Oracle Database and Other Products Have Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities With Unspecified Impact
Vupen: ADV-2006-4065

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

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/24/2026 14:13
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (46), 04/07/2017 17:05 (15), 04/24/2026 14:13 (24)
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