Oracle Database up to 9.2.0.4 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle Database up to 9.2.0.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2003-1208. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle Database up to 9.2.0.4 (Database Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple buffer overflows in Oracle 9i 9 before 9.2.0.3 allow local users to execute arbitrary code by (1) setting the TIME_ZONE session parameter to a long value, or providing long parameters to the (2) NUMTOYMINTERVAL, (3) NUMTODSINTERVAL or (4) FROM_TZ functions.

The bug was discovered 12/12/2003. The weakness was released 02/06/2004 by Cesar Cerrudo and Mark Litchfield with NGSSoftware (Website). The advisory is available at nextgenss.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-1208 since 05/19/2005. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 56 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12047 (Oracle Database 9i Multiple Functions Local Overflow), 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 r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19084 (Multiple Oracle Database Parameter/Statement Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 9.2.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at metalink.oracle.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2651. In this case the pattern NUMTO is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 2712.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15060), Tenable (12047), SecurityFocus (BID 9587†), OSVDB (3837†) and Secunia (SA10805†). heise.de is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-81938, VDB-81939 and VDB-81940. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 12047
Nessus Name: Oracle Database 9i Multiple Functions Local Overflow
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: Database 9.2.0.3
Patch: metalink.oracle.com

Snort ID: 2651
Snort Message: ORACLE NUMTODSINTERVAL/NUMTOYMINTERVAL buffer overflow attempt
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: nextgenss.com
Researcher: Cesar Cerrudo, Mark Litchfield
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-1208 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-1208
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-506
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X-Force: 15060 - Oracle Database Server multiple functions buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 9587 - Multiple Oracle Database Parameter/Statement Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 10805 - Oracle9i Database Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 3837 - Oracle Database NUMTOYMINTERVAL Function Local Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 3804 - Oracle Database Buffer Overflow in SET TIME_ZONE Query, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/09/2004 10:05
Updated: 07/17/2025 19:23
Changes: 02/09/2004 10:05 (97), 06/07/2017 14:55 (1), 03/09/2021 11:17 (2), 11/19/2024 10:39 (15), 07/17/2025 19:23 (2)
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