CVE-2008-6065 Privilege escalation in n/a
Authenticated users with directory creation privileges can escalate to SYSDBA by overwriting the password file via directory aliasing.
- 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-2008-6065?
CVE-2008-6065 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 5 Feb 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Oracle Database Server 10.1, 10.2, and 11g grants directory WRITE permissions for arbitrary pathnames that are aliased in a CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY statement, which allows remote authenticated users with CREATE ANY DIRECTORY privileges to gain SYSDBA privileges by aliasing the pathname of the password directory, and then overwriting the password file through UTL_FILE operations, a related issue to CVE-2006-7141.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6065?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Database Server.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6065?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6065 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-6065 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6065 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Database Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j3hv-8587-44rm.