CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0638

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow vulnerability in the KSDWRTB function of the dbms_system package in Oracle Database 9i and 8i. A remote authorized user can exploit a long second argument to execute arbitrary code on the database server.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with database access privileges can take control of the Oracle server, leading to compromise of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

Apply the security patch provided by Oracle for affected versions (9.2.0.3, 9.2.0.4, 9.0.1.4, 9.0.1.5, 8.1.7.4) or upgrade to a newer, non-vulnerable version immediately.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the KSDWRTB function in the dbms_system package (dbms_system.ksdwrt) for Oracle 9i Database Server Release 2 9.2.0.3 and 9.2.0.4, 9i Release 1 9.0.1.4 and 9.0.1.5, and 8i Release 1 8.1.7.4, allows remote authorized users to execute arbitrary code via a long second argument.

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