CVE-2004-1707 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 26 Feb 2005 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers with Oracle user accounts can gain root privileges by exploiting insecure library paths in Oracle database utilities.

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-2004-1707?

CVE-2004-1707 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Application Server, published on 26 Feb 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The (1) dbsnmp and (2) nmo programs in Oracle 8i, Oracle 9i, and Oracle IAS 9.0.2.0.1, on Unix systems, use a default path to find and execute library files while operating at raised privileges, which allows certain Oracle user accounts to gain root privileges via a modified libclntsh.so.9.0.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1707?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Oracle Application Server, Oracle Application Server Portal, Oracle Database Server Lite, Oracle Oracle8i, Oracle Oracle9i.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1707?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1707 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2004-1707 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1707 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-66ff-xg83-gqqx.