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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Oracle 8i TNS Listener (ARGUMENTS) Buffer Overflow
exploit/windows/oracle/tns_arguments
Exploit-DB 2
- Oracle 8i - TNS Listener 'ARGUMENTS' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16340 · remote · Nov 24, 2010 · verified
- Oracle 8i - TNS Listener Buffer Overflow EDB-20980 · remote · Jul 20, 2001 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20010627 Vulnerability in Oracle 8i TNS Listener vendor-advisory
- VU#620495 third-party-advisory
- 2941 vdb-entry
- oracle-tns-listener-bo(6758) vdb-entry
- CA-2001-16 third-party-advisory