Rule

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Sid
13618

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in Oracle8i.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. 

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Detailed Information:
Buffer overflow in ORACLE.EXE for Oracle Database Server 9i, 8i, 8.1.7, and 8.0.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long username that is provided during login, as exploitable through client applications that perform their own authentication, as demonstrated using LOADPSP.

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Affected Systems:
Oracle Oracle8i 2

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Attack Scenarios:


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Ease of Attack:
Simple.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2003-0095:
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2003-0095

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