HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2006-0259

Database Server vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
4.2%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Oracle Database server 10.1.0.5 have unspecified impact and attack vectors, as identified by Oracle Vuln# (1) DB04 and (2) DB06 in the (a) Data Pump component; (3) DB10 in the (b) Net Listener component; and (4) DB16 in the (c) Oracle Text component. NOTE: details are unavailable from Oracle, but they have not publicly disputed a claim by a reliable independent researcher that states that DB06 is SQL injection in the GENERATE_JOB_NAME, GET_WORKERSTATUSLIST1010, GET_PARAMVALUES1010, GET_DUMPFILESET1010, GET_JOBSTATUS1010, ATTACH, and ESTABLISH_REMOTE_CONTEXT functions in DBMS_DATAPUMP.
Affected vendor
Oracle
Affected product
Database Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2006-01-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-0259

  • Confirm whether Oracle Database Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-0259.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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