CVE-2001-1041 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

oracle program in Oracle 8.0.x, 8.1.x and 9.0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an Oracle log trace (.trc) file that is created in an alternate home directory identified by the ORACLE_HOME environment variable.

Published: 2002-02-02

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:9.0.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-1022	oracle program in Oracle 8.0.x, 8.1.x and 9.0.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an Oracle log trace (.trc) file that is created in an alternate home directory identified by the ORACLE_HOME environment variable.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00293.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100395579811880&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99677282117387&w=2
http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/oracle_race.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3135

History

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Subscriptions

Oracle Database Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-02-02T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:44:06.978Z

Reserved: 2002-01-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-1041

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-08-31T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-1041

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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