# CVE-2001-0833: Memory corruption in n/a

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

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Mar 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3cfx-pw87-g2gg

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- Oracle OTRCREP Oracle 8/9 - Home Environment Variable Buffer Overflow (exploitdb)

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-0833 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Oracle Database Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0833/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0833/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0833
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0833
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-0833

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