CVE-2006-0550 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in an Oracle Client utility allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-0550?
CVE-2006-0550 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Feb 2006. It can be exploited over the network.
Official description
Buffer overflow in an unspecified Oracle Client utility might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. NOTE: due to the lack of relevant details from the Oracle advisory, a separate CVE is being created since it cannot be conclusively proven that this issue has been addressed by Oracle. It is possible that this is the same issue as Oracle Vuln# DBC02 from the January 2006 CPU, in which case this would be a duplicate of CVE-2006-0283. However, there are enough inconsistencies that the mapping can not be made authoritatively.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0550?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Oracle Client.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0550?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0550 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-2006-0550 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0550 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f6cw-rjrj-889f.