CVE-1999-1256 describes a plaintext password storage vulnerability in Oracle Database Assistant 1.0, specifically within Oracle 8.0.3 Enterprise Edition. When a new database is created, the master password is saved unencrypted in the spoolmain.log file, allowing local attackers to easily retrieve it. This medium-severity vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating local access is required for exploitation, and could lead to compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this very old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_assistant:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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