CVE-2005-0701 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers with low privileges can read or rename arbitrary files via directory traversal in Oracle Database UTL_FILE functions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-0701?
CVE-2005-0701 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 9 Mar 2005. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Oracle Database Server 8i and 9i allows remote attackers to read or rename arbitrary files via "\\.\\.." (modified dot dot backslash) sequences to UTL_FILE functions such as (1) UTL_FILE.FOPEN or (2) UTL_FILE.frename.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0701?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Database Server.
How do I fix CVE-2005-0701?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0701 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2005-0701 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0701 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Database Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rmg9-6gq2-f582.