CVE-2001-0942

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Published Feb 2, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

dbsnmp in Oracle 8.1.6 and 8.1.7 uses the ORACLE_HOME environment variable to find and execute the dbsnmp program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary programs by pointing the ORACLE_HOME to an alternate directory that contains a malicious version of dbsnmp.

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.1.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.1.7:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0925	dbsnmp in Oracle 8.1.6 and 8.1.7 uses the ORACLE_HOME environment variable to find and execute the dbsnmp program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary programs by pointing the ORACLE_HOME to an alternate directory that contains a malicious version of dbsnmp.

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% (0.562% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/dbsmp_alert.pdf
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0000.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3137
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7645

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Oracle Database Server

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:37 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 2, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:37 AM
Reserved: Jan 31, 2002, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:55 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 29, 2001, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:55 PM

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