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CVE-2003-0222

Stack-based buffer overflow in Oracle Net Services for Oracle Database Server 9i release 2 and earlier allows attackers

Stack-based buffer overflow in Oracle Net Services for Oracle Database Server 9i release 2 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a "CREATE DATABASE LINK" query containing a connect string with a long USING parameter.

HIGH · CVSS 9 EPSS 0.1251
Schedule remediation
  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 6% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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Affected Products & Versions

3
oracle database serverall versions
oracle oracle8iall versions
oracle oracle9iall versions
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

1
snort-communitySERVER-ORACLE LINK metadata buffer overflow attemptattempted-user
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

9
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD12 May 2003 · 04:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105162831008176&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=105163376015735&w=2
http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/2003alert54.pdfPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-085.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7453PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11885
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