# CVE-2001-0942: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code by manipulating the ORACLE_HOME environment variable to load a malicious dbsnmp binary.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** 2 Feb 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r7g3-hhch-8xf3

## What is CVE-2001-0942?

CVE-2001-0942 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 2 Feb 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

dbsnmp in Oracle 8.1.6 and 8.1.7 uses the ORACLE_HOME environment variable to find and execute the dbsnmp program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary programs by pointing the ORACLE_HOME to an alternate directory that contains a malicious version of dbsnmp.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0942?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Database Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2001-0942?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0942 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2001-0942 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0942 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-0942 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2001-0942 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 2 Feb 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0942 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2001-0942/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0942/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0942
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0942
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-0942

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