CVE-2001-0499

Description

Buffer overflow in Transparent Network Substrate (TNS) Listener in Oracle 8i 8.1.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a long argument to the commands (1) STATUS, (2) PING, (3) SERVICES, (4) TRC_FILE, (5) SAVE_CONFIG, or (6) RELOAD.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 74.94% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory nai.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.nai.com/research/covert/advisories/050.asp	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/620495	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2941	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6758	vdb entry
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-16.html	third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0499?: CVE-2001-0499 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0499?: To fix CVE-2001-0499, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-0499 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2001-0499 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~75% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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