CVE-1999-0888 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.1% (pctl 64)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
dbsnmp in Oracle Intelligent Agent allows local users to gain privileges by setting the ORACLE_HOME environmental variable, which dbsnmp uses to find the nmiconf.tcl script.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 1.08% — more likely to be exploited than 64% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 1999-08-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| oracle | database server |
| oracle | oracle8i |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Oracle 8 8.1.5 - Intelligent Agent (1) | 1999-08-16 |
| exploit-db | Oracle 8 8.1.5 - Intelligent Agent (2) | 1999-08-16 |
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