Oracle Database Server up to 8.1.7.3 relate privilege escalation ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Database Server up to 8.1.7.3. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function Relate. Performing a manipulation results in privilege escalation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-5339. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. There is ongoing doubt regarding the real existence of this vulnerability. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Database Server up to 8.1.7.3 (Database Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function relate. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Spatial component in Oracle Database 8.1.7.4, 9.0.1.5, 9.2.0.7, and 10.1.0.4 has unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors related to mdsys.sdo_geom, aka Vuln# DB11. NOTE: as of 20061023, Oracle has not disputed reports from reliable third parties that DB11 is related to "length checking" in the RELATE function before MD2.RELATE is called.

The weakness was presented 10/17/2006 by Alexander Kornbrust with Application Security, Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-5339 since 10/17/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19211 (Oracle October 2006 Security Update Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 8.1.7.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (56054), SecurityFocus (BID 20588†), Secunia (SA22396†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017077†). See VDB-2615, VDB-2614, VDB-33021 and VDB-32832 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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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OpenVAS ID: 802520
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Database Server Multiple Vulnerabilities - Oct 06
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Database Server 8.1.7.4

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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-2006-5339 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5339
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32793
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 (55), 04/07/2017 17:04 (13), 04/24/2026 14:13 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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