7.2high
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) c…
Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.0%
percentile 80%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.97% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Technology feeds
- Oracle Database (RSS, critical only)
References
- otn.oracle.com /deploy/security/pdf/dbsmp_alert.pdf · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/3129 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- seclists.org /lists/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0001.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /archive/1/201020 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2001-0943
- NVD: CVE-2001-0943
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