PT-2005-3219 · Oracle · Oracle Jdeveloper

Alexander Kornbrust · Published 2005-07-17 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2005-2291

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Oracle JDeveloper versions 9.0.4 through 10.1.2

Description: The issue allows local users to gain sensitive information because Oracle JDeveloper passes the cleartext password as a parameter when starting sqlplus.

Recommendations: For Oracle JDeveloper versions 9.0.4 through 10.1.2, consider restricting access to sqlplus to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2291

Affected Products

Oracle Jdeveloper

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2291 · Security Note
• http://red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_jdeveloper_passes_plaintext_password.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112129082323341&w=2 · Note