CVE-2000-0986 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 29 Nov 2000 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit a buffer overflow in Oracle utilities via a long environment variable to gain elevated 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-2000-0986?

CVE-2000-0986 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Nov 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in Oracle 8.1.5 applications such as names, namesctl, onrsd, osslogin, tnslsnr, tnsping, trcasst, and trcroute possibly allow local users to gain privileges via a long ORACLE_HOME environmental variable.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0986?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Oracle8i.

How do I fix CVE-2000-0986?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0986 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2000-0986 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-0986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7c4p-gjx7-mf7v.