Oracle Database Server 10.1, 10.2, and 11g grants directory WRITE...
Vulnerability Description
Oracle Database Server 10.1, 10.2, and 11g grants directory WRITE permissions for arbitrary pathnames that are aliased in a CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY statement, which allows remote authenticated users with CREATE ANY DIRECTORY privileges to gain SYSDBA privileges by aliasing the pathname of the password directory, and then overwriting the password file through UTL_FILE operations, a related issue to CVE-2006-7141.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
Am I Vulnerable?
Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2008-6065
Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.oracleforensics.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/10/10/create-any-directory-to-sysdba/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48814
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31738
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497286/100/0/threaded
- http://www.oracleforensics.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/create-any-directory-to-sysdba.pdf
More from oracle
View All →Affected Vendor
oracle
View all reports →Affected Software
Timeline
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.