CVE-2002-0857
highpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.138 · 97 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
Format string vulnerabilities in Oracle Listener Control utility (lsnrctl) for Oracle 9.2 and 9.0, 8.1, and 7.3.4, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the Oracle DBA system by placing format strings into certain entries in the listener.ora configuration file.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
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affected products (5)
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references (12)
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- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102933735716634&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/2002alert40rev1.pdfenisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1005037enisa_euvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/301059enisa_euvd
- http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/ora-lsnrfmtstr.txtenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5460enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102933735716634&w=2nvd
- http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/2002alert40rev1.pdfPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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