CVE-2001-0942 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Oracle Database Server versions 8.1.6 and 8.1.7. An attacker can manipulate the ORACLE_HOME environment variable to execute arbitrary programs by pointing it to a malicious dbsnmp executable. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 (Medium), indicating low attack complexity and requiring local access, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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