Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 29, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0942

Description

dbsnmp in Oracle 8.1.6 and 8.1.7 uses the ORACLE_HOME environment variable to find and execute the dbsnmp program, which allows local users to execute arbitrary programs by pointing the ORACLE_HOME to an alternate directory that contains a malicious version of dbsnmp.

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Affected products

Oracle Corporation/Database Server2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Oracle Corporation/Oraclellm-fuzzy
Range: 8.1.6, 8.1.7

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References

otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/dbsmp_alert.pdfnvdPatchVendor Advisory
seclists.org/lists/bugtraq/2001/Dec/0000.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3137nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7645nvd

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