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Sid
17584

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

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Impact:
 Information disclosure.  

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Detailed Information:
Directory traversal vulnerability in Oracle Database Server 8i and 9i allows remote attackers to read or rename arbitrary files via "\\.\\.."  (modified dot dot backslash) sequences to UTL_FILE functions such as (1) UTL_FILE.FOPEN or (2) UTL_FILE.frename.

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Affected Systems:
oracle database server 

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Attack Scenarios:


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Ease of Attack:
Medium.

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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-2005-0701:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2005-0701
  
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