CVE-2000-0206

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2000-03-05 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The installation of Oracle 8.1.5.x on Linux follows symlinks and creates the orainstRoot.sh file with world-writeable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

Oracle8I: 8.1.5

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0023.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1035
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0023.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1035

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