CVE-2001-0943

N/A Unknown
Published: August 31, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026
View on NVD

Description

dbsnmp in Oracle 8.0.5 and 8.1.5, under certain conditions, trusts the PATH environment variable to find and execute the (1) chown or (2) chgrp commands, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying the PATH to point to Trojan Horse programs.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/dbsmp_alert.pdf
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/201020
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3129
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/dbsmp_alert.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/201020
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3129
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
74th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

oracle