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Posted Aug 2, 2004

Oracle Database Default Library Directory Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

By DatabaseJournal.com Staff

[From SecurityFocus]

Oracle database implementations are reportedly prone to a default library directory privilege escalation vulnerability. This issue arises due to a default configuration error that will permit the attacker to replace libraries required by setuid root applications with arbitrary code.

The article continues at http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10829/discussion/

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