DB: Oracle DBMS_Scheduler Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Oracle DBMS. Attackers can elevate privileges to take complete control of the target system .

Extended Description

Oracle database is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. A user with 'create job' privileges can switch the 'session_user' to 'SYS'. This will facilitate privilege escalation. This issue is reported to be addressed in the 10.0.1.14 patch set for Oracle.

Affected Products

Oracle oracle10g_standard_edition

References

BugTraq: 13509

CVE: CVE-2005-1496

Short Name
DB:ORACLE:TNS:ORACLE-PRIVESC
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
DB
Keywords
CVE-2005-1496 DBMS_Scheduler Escalation Oracle Privilege Vulnerability bid:13509
Release Date
09/02/2010
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3336
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Oracle

CVSS Score

4.6

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