CVE-2008-6065 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.2% (pctl 82)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Oracle Database Server 10.1, 10.2, and 11g grants directory WRITE permissions for arbitrary pathnames that are aliased in a CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY statement, which allows remote authenticated users with CREATE ANY DIRECTORY privileges to gain SYSDBA privileges by aliasing the pathname of the password directory, and then overwriting the password file through UTL_FILE operations, a related issue to CVE-2006-7141.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.2% — more likely to be exploited than 82% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-02-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| oracle | database server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Oracle Database Server 11.1 - 'CREATE ANY Directory' Privilege Escalation | 2008-10-13 |
References
- http://www.oracleforensics.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/10/10/create-any-directory-to-sysdba/
- http://www.oracleforensics.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/create-any-directory-to-sysdba.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497286/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31738
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48814
- http://www.oracleforensics.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/10/10/create-any-directory-to-sysdba/
- http://www.oracleforensics.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/create-any-directory-to-sysdba.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497286/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31738
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48814
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