CVE-2001-0943
dbsnmp in Oracle 8.0.5 and 8.1.5, under certain conditions, trusts the PATH environment variable to find and execute the (1) chown or (2) chgrp commands, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the PATH to point to Trojan Horse…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.97%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
dbsnmp in Oracle 8.0.5 and 8.1.5, under certain conditions, trusts the PATH environment variable to find and execute the (1) chown or (2) chgrp commands, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the PATH to point to Trojan Horse programs.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.97% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- oracle/database server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/dbsmp_alert.pdf
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0001.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/201020Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3129Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/dbsmp_alert.pdf
- http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0001.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/201020Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3129Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.