CVE - CVE-2008-6065

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-6065	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:31738 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31738 BUGTRAQ:20081011 CREATE ANY DIRECTORY to SYSDBA URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497286/100/0/threaded MISC:http://www.oracleforensics.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/10/10/create-any-directory-to-sysdba/ MISC:http://www.oracleforensics.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/create-any-directory-to-sysdba.pdf XF:oracle-database-sysdba-privilege-escalation(48814) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48814
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20090204	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20090204)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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