Arbitrary Code Execution via ORACLE_HOME Manipulation in Oracle 8.1.6 and 8.1.7

CVE-2001-0942 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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