CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0499

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the Transparent Network Substrate (TNS) Listener in Oracle 8i version 8.1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a long argument to the commands STATUS, PING, SERVICES, TRC_FILE, SAVE_CONFIG, or RELOAD.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access and elevate their privileges in the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of Oracle that is not vulnerable to this flaw and to monitor and restrict access to the TNS Listener.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Transparent Network Substrate (TNS) Listener in Oracle 8i 8.1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a long argument to the commands (1) STATUS, (2) PING, (3) SERVICES, (4) TRC_FILE, (5) SAVE_CONFIG, or (6) RELOAD.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS