Oracle Database Server 10.1.0.3 Scheduler privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Oracle Database Server 10.1.0.3. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Scheduler. This manipulation causes privilege escalation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-5343. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle Database Server 10.1.0.3 (Database Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Scheduler. 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 Database Scheduler component in Oracle Database 10.1.0.3 has unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors related to sys.dbms_scheduler, aka Vuln# DB19.

The weakness was disclosed 10/17/2006 by Alexander Kornbrust with Application Security, Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5343 since 10/17/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is required 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19211 (Oracle October 2006 Security Update Multiple Vulnerabilities).

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†). The entries VDB-2615, VDB-2614, VDB-33021 and VDB-32832 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Alexander Kornbrust
Organization: Application Security, Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5343 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5343
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32797
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 (52), 04/07/2017 17:05 (15), 04/24/2026 14:13 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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