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CVE-2005-3203

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 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: 2005-10-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The manual installation of Oracle HTML DB (HTMLDB) 1.3 through 1.3.6 stores the SYS password in install.lst in plaintext, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

• Oracle Html Db: 1.3, 1.3.6

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0174.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112870441917345&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/14935/
• http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_htmldb_plaintext_password.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15033
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22542
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0174.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112870441917345&w=2
• http://secunia.com/advisories/14935/
• http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_htmldb_plaintext_password.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15033
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22542

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