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CVE-2003-0222

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2003-0222 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow in Oracle Net Services affecting Oracle Database Server 9i Release 2 and earlier versions. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a "CREATE DATABASE LINK" query with an excessively long USING parameter. With a CVSS score of 9.0, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:7.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:7.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
8.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
11.04%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1104 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 17,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

marc.info
marc.info
otn.oracle.com / deploy/security/pdf/2003alert54.pdf
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/11885
ciac.org / ciac/bulletins/n-085.shtml
securityfocus.com / bid/7453
PatchVendor Advisory