CVE-2001-0833 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.2 Published 9 Mar 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges via a buffer overflow in Oracle Trace Collection using a long environment variable.

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-2001-0833?

CVE-2001-0833 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 9 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in otrcrep in Oracle 8.0.x through 9.0.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long ORACLE_HOME environment variable, aka the "Oracle Trace Collection Security Vulnerability."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0833?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Database Server.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0833?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0833 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-2001-0833 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0833 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Oracle Database Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3cfx-pw87-g2gg.