CVE-2000-0206 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit world-writable permissions on orainstRoot.sh during Oracle installation to escalate privileges.

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-2000-0206?

CVE-2000-0206 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The installation of Oracle 8.1.5.x on Linux follows symlinks and creates the orainstRoot.sh file with world-writeable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0206?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Oracle8i.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0206?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0206 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2000-0206 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0206 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mqmj-xph7-4vqh.

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