CVE-2019-2799 Privilege escalation in ODBC Driver

High 7.5 Published 23 Jul 2019 Updated 15 Oct 2024

A low-privileged attacker can compromise the Oracle ODBC Driver on Windows, leading to full takeover of the component.

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-2019-2799?

CVE-2019-2799 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 23 Jul 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle ODBC Driver component of Oracle Database Server<span class=font-red><b> ***PRIVILEGE CANNOT BE NONE FOR AUTHENTICATED ATTACKS***</b></span>. Supported versions that are affected are 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1 and 18c. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker having None privilege with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle ODBC Driver. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle ODBC Driver. Note: The vulnerability affects Windows platforms only. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2799?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Database Server.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2799?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2799 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-2799 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2799 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-3362-4fq6-j3mc.