VDB-32813 · CVE-2006-5359 · BID 20588

Oracle Application Server 9.0.4.3 Remote Code Execution ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Oracle Application Server 9.0.4.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-5359. In addition, an exploit is available. There are still doubts about whether this vulnerability truly exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Application Server 9.0.4.3 (Application Server Software). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Oracle Reports Developer component in Oracle Application Server 9.0.4.3 and 10.1.2.0.2, and Oracle E-Business Suite and Applications 11.5.10CU2, have unknown impact and remote attack vectors, aka Vuln# (1) REP01 and (2) REP02. NOTE: as of 20061027, Oracle has not disputed reports from a reliable researcher that these issues are related to (a) showenv and (b) parsequery for REP01, and (c) cellwrapper and (d) delimiter for REP02.

The weakness was presented 10/17/2006 by Alexander Kornbrust with Application Security, Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5359 since 10/17/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/24/2026).

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. 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.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 20588†), Secunia (SA22396†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017077†). See VDB-2615, VDB-2614, VDB-33021 and VDB-32832 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Alexander Kornbrust
Organization: Application Security, Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5359 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5359
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32813
SecurityFocus: 20588 - Oracle October 2006 Security Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22396
SecurityTracker: 1017077
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 17:10
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (61), 08/14/2018 08:29 (1), 04/24/2026 17:10 (17)
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