CVE-2005-2294

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-07-18 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Oracle Forms 4.5, 6.0, 6i, and 9i on Unix, when a large number of records are retrieved by an Oracle form, stores a copy of the database tables in a world-readable temporary file, which allows local users to gain sensitive information such as credit card numbers.

Affected products

Oracle Corporation Oracle Forms: 4.5, 6.0, 6i, 9i

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112129398711846&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15991/
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/pdf/cpujul2005.html
http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_forms_unsecure_temp_file_handling.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21347
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112129398711846&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/15991/
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/pdf/cpujul2005.html
http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_forms_unsecure_temp_file_handling.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21347

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