Unscored severity · published Sep 19, 1997
CVE-1999-1125
Oracle Webserver 2.1 and earlier runs setuid root, but the configuration file is owned by the oracle account, which allows any local or remote attacker who obtains access to the…
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CVSS
3.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Oracle Webserver 2.1 and earlier runs setuid root, but the configuration file is owned by the oracle account, which allows any local or remote attacker who obtains access to the oracle account to gain privileges or modify arbitrary files by modifying the configuration file.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.7% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HS
Http Server · Oracle
through 2.1; 1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1125
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-1125
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602880019796&w=2
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