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Oracle9iDatabase / datastore · Oracle

CVE-2003-1208

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2004-12-03
Patch available
A vendor patch is available. No clean upgrade release — apply the published patch.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Public exploit Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Multiple buffer overflows in Oracle 9i 9 before 9.2.0.3 allow local users to execute arbitrary code by (1) setting the TIME_ZONE session parameter to a long value, or providing long parameters to the (2) NUMTOYMINTERVAL, (3) NUMTODSINTERVAL or (4) FROM_TZ functions.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Oracle9iDatabase / datastore
Affected:= enterprise_9.0.1= enterprise_9.2.0= enterprise_9.2.0.1= enterprise_9.2.0.2= personal_9.0.1= personal_9.2= personal_9.2.0.1= personal_9.2.0.2= standard_9.0= standard_9.0.1= standard_9.0.1.2= standard_9.0.1.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Patch available Apply the vendor patch
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Recommended fix High confidence

Oracle 9.2.0.3 or later (ideally migrate to a supported Oracle version as 9i is end-of-life)

  1. 1. Schedule a maintenance window for the Oracle database upgrade.
  2. 2. Perform a full backup of the current Oracle 9i database, including all datafiles, control files, and redo logs.
  3. 3. Review Oracle 9.2.0.3 release notes and upgrade documentation for compatibility requirements.
  4. 4. Apply Oracle 9.2.0.3 patch set (or migrate to a later supported Oracle version if available).
  5. 5. Run the catupgrd.sql script after applying the patch to upgrade the data dictionary.
  6. 6. Verify that the TIME_ZONE, NUMTOYMINTERVAL, NUMTODSINTERVAL, and FROM_TZ functions now properly handle long parameter inputs.
  7. 7. Test critical application functionality to ensure normal operations.
  8. 8. Monitor system logs for any errors related to the upgraded functions.
Caveat Oracle 9i is end-of-life; upgrading may require application changes and there is no longer vendor support for Oracle 9i line

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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