Buffer overflow in tnslsnr of Oracle 8i Database Server 8.1.5 for Linux allows local users to execute arbitrary code as the oracle user via…

published 2002-12-31 23y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2002-1746

cvss: 7.2; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.8%; EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Buffer overflow in tnslsnr of Oracle 8i Database Server 8.1.5 for Linux allows local users to execute arbitrary code as the oracle user via a long command line argument.

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Timeline

2002-04-01 First public exploit (EDB-21362)
2002-12-31 Published

Exploit prediction

3.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-14).

Exploits and checks

EDB-21362 Oracle 8i - TNS Listener Local Command Parameter Buffer Overflow local, 2002-04-01
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4413 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Technology feeds

Oracle Database rss critical rss

References

securityfocus.com /bid/4413
vdb-entry, exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/8772
vdb-entry
online.securityfocus.com /archive/1/265452
mailing-list

Sources

CVE List CVE-2002-1767
NVD CVE-2002-1767

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