CVE-2004-0638

Severity: high (CVSS 8.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in the KSDWRTB function in the dbms_system package (dbms_system.ksdwrt) for Oracle 9i Database Server Release 2 9.2.0.3 and 9.2.0.4, 9i Release 1 9.0.1.4 and 9.0.1.5, and 8i Release 1 8.1.7.4, allows remote authorized users to execute arbitrary code via a long second argument.

Affected products

Oracle8I: enterprise_8.1.7.4, standard_8.1.7.4
Oracle9I: enterprise_9.0.1.4, enterprise_9.0.1.5, enterprise_9.2.0.3, enterprise_9.2.0.4, personal_9.0.1.4, personal_9.0.1.5 (+6)

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-09/0178.html
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=135&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=false
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/pdf/2004alert68.pdf
http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/advisory_20040903_3.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11100
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17254
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-09/0178.html
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=135&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=false
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/pdf/2004alert68.pdf
http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/advisory_20040903_3.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11100
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17254

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