CVE-1999-0888 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by manipulating the ORACLE_HOME environment variable to load a malicious script in Oracle Intelligent Agent.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-0888?
CVE-1999-0888 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 18 Apr 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
dbsnmp in Oracle Intelligent Agent allows local users to gain privileges by setting the ORACLE_HOME environmental variable, which dbsnmp uses to find the nmiconf.tcl script.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0888?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Oracle Database Server, Oracle Oracle8i.
How do I fix CVE-1999-0888?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0888 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-0888 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-1999-0888 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Database Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w5qw-2qqp-q5cr.