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CVE-2006-0257

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-0257 is an unspecified vulnerability within the Change Data Capture (CDC) component of Oracle Database server versions 9.2.0.7, 10.1.0.5, and 10.2.0.1. While Oracle has not provided details, independent research suggests it is a SQL injection flaw in the CDC_ALLOCATE_LOCK function of the DBMS_CDC_UTILITY package. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a severe risk. It is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity and requires no authentication, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a low level of public attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
9.2.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:9.2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.1.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:10.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:10.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0452 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 51,553 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, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

secunia.com / advisories/18493
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/18608
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/24321
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/545804
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2006-082403.html
osvdb.org / 22540
securityfocus.com / bid/16287
Exploit
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/0243
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/0323
Vendor Advisory