CVE-1999-0888

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Published Apr 18, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

dbsnmp in Oracle Intelligent Agent allows local users to gain privileges by setting the ORACLE_HOME environmental variable, which dbsnmp uses to find the nmiconf.tcl script.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:7.3.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:7.3.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.0.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.0.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.0.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.0.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.1.5:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-0869	dbsnmp in Oracle Intelligent Agent allows local users to gain privileges by setting the ORACLE_HOME environmental variable, which dbsnmp uses to find the nmiconf.tcl script.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.075% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/585

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Oracle Database Server Oracle8i

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:55 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 18, 2000, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 4:55 PM
Reserved: Dec 8, 1999, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:49 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 16, 1999, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:49 PM

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