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CVE-2008-6065 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48814 CVE
http://www.oracleforensics.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/10/10/create-any-directory-to-sysdba/ CVE
http://www.oracleforensics.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/create-any-directory-to-sysdba.pdf CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497286/100/0/threaded CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31738 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
oracle database server
10.1
10.2
11

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-6065
NVD Published Date:
Feb 5, 2009
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-6065 Details - Not Deferred