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CVE-2005-0298

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-0298 describes a vulnerability in Oracle 8i through 10g Database Server where DIRECTORY objects, intended to store OS directory locations, can be read by unauthorized users. This allows attackers to obtain sensitive information due to the exposure of these directory paths. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with network access, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted or discussed vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.1.7.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:9.0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:9.0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0197 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 23,725 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

marc.info
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/18947
oracle.com / technology/deploy/security/pdf/cpu-jan-2005_advisory.pdf
Patch
petefinnigan.com / directory_traversal.pdf
PatchVendor Advisory