Description
Buffer overflow in TNS Listener for Oracle 9i Database Server on Windows systems, and Oracle 8 on VM, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long SERVICE_NAME parameter, which is not properly handled when writing an error message to a log file.
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 SERVICE_NAME Buffer Overflow
exploit/windows/oracle/tns_service_name
Exploit-DB 1
- Oracle 8i - TNS Listener SERVICE_NAME Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16341 · remote · Nov 24, 2010 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- VU#630091 third-party-advisory
- http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/net9_dos_alert.pdf
- 4845 vdb-entry
- 20020612 Oracle TNS Listener Buffer Overflow (#NISR12062002A) mailing-list
- oracle-listener-servicename-bo(9288) vdb-entry
- 20020612 [VulnWatch] Oracle TNS Listener Buffer Overflow (#NISR12062002A) mailing-list