CVE-2002-0965 in the critical feed json
Buffer overflow in TNS Listener for Oracle 9i Database Server on Windows systems, and Oracle 8 on VM, allows local users to execute arbitra…
published 2002-10-04 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0954
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 69.8%
- EPSS 69.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.3%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
Buffer overflow in TNS Listener for Oracle 9i Database Server on Windows systems, and Oracle 8 on VM, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long SERVICE_NAME parameter, which is not properly handled when writing an error message to a log file.
Patch / fix
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/oracle/tns_service_name)
- Published
Exploit prediction
69.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/windows/oracle/tns_service_name Oracle 8i TNS Listener SERVICE_NAME Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, good rank, 2002-05-27
- EDB-16341 Oracle 8i - TNS Listener SERVICE_NAME Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-11-24
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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otn.oracle.com
/deploy/security/pdf/net9_dos_alert.pdf
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/4845
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/630091
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
-
online.securityfocus.com
/archive/1/276526
mailing-list
-
iss.net
/security_center/static/9288.php
vdb-entry
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archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0096.html
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-0965
- NVD CVE-2002-0965
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