CVE-2001-0498 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Oracle 8i 8.1.7 and earlier, specifically within its Transparent Network Substrate (TNS) over Net8 (SQLNet) component. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending a malformed SQLNet connection request containing a large offset in the header extension, leading to service disruption. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, though it only impacts availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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