Description
An installer program for Oracle9iAS Web Cache 2.0.0.x creates executable and configuration files with insecure permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges by (1) running webcached or (2) obtaining the administrator password from webcache.xml.
References
- 20020107 [PTL-2002-01] Vulnerabilities in Oracle9iAS Web Cache mailing-list
- http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/webcache2.pdf
- 3764 vdb-entry
- 3761 vdb-entry
- oracle-appserver-webcached-privileges(7766) vdb-entry
- oracle-appserver-webcache-password(7768) vdb-entry