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CVE-2006-0260: Oracle Database Server: SQL injection

CVE-2006-0260 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Oracle Database Server. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Oracle Database server 9.2.0.7 and 10.1.0.5 have unspecified impact and attack vectors, as identified by Oracle Vuln# (1) DB05 in the (a) Data Pump component; (2) DB15 in the (b) Oracle Text component; (3) DB22 in the (c) Streams Apply component; (4) DB23 and (5) DB24 in the (d) Streams Capture component; and (6) DB26 in the (e) Streams Subcomponent. NOTE: details are unavailable from Oracle, but they have not publicly disputed a claim by a reliable independent researcher that states that DB05 involves SQL injection in the (f) LONG2VARCHAR, LONG2VCMAX, LONG2VCNT, and LONG2CLOB functions in the DBMS_METADATA_UTIL package; (g) MAKE_FILTER, FETCH_VIEWS_ERROR, FETCH_FILTERS, FETCH_VIEWS, SET_FILTER_COMMON, DO_FILTER_SCRIPT, SET_TABLE_FILTERS, and MAKE_FILTER_TEXT functions in the DBMS_METADATA_INT package; and (h) GET_PREPOST_TABLE_ACT function in the DBMS_METADATA package.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
  • Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
  • Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
  • Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
  • Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
  • Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

  • Oracle Database Server: 9.2.0.7; 10.1.0.5

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