PT-2005-4017 · Oracle · Oracle Html Db

Alexander Kornbrust · Published 2005-10-14 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2005-3203

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 HTML DB versions 1.3 through 1.3.6

Description The manual installation of Oracle HTML DB stores the SYS password in install.lst in plaintext. This allows local users to gain privileges.

Recommendations For Oracle HTML DB versions 1.3 through 1.3.6, consider removing or securing access to the install.lst file to prevent unauthorized access to the SYS password. As a temporary workaround, restrict local access to the system to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-3203

Affected Products

Oracle Html Db

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3203 · Security Note
• http://red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_htmldb_plaintext_password.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/14935 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22542 · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0174.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/15033 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112870441917345&w=2 · Note