Explain CVE-2003-0096
Multiple buffer overflows in Oracle 9i Database release 2, Release 1, 8i, 8.1.7, and 8.0.6 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long conversion string argument to the TO_TIMESTAMP_TZ function, (2) a long time zone argument to the TZ_OFFSET function, or (3) a long DIRECTORY parameter to the BFILENAME function.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/2003alert48.pdf'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/ora-tmstmpbo.txt'}, {'name': '20030217 Oracle bfilename function buffer overflow vulnerability (#NISR16022003e)', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_VULNWATCH'], 'url': 'http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0083.html'}, {'name': '20030217 Oracle TZ_OFFSET Remote System Buffer Overrun (#NISR16022003c)', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_VULNWATCH'], 'url': 'http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0075.html'}, {'name': 'VU#743954', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/743954'}, {'name': '6850', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6850'}, {'name': '20030217 Oracle TO_TIMESTAMP_TZ Remote System Buffer Overrun (#NISR16022003b)', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104549743326864&w=2'}, {'name': 'oracle-bfilename-directory-bo(11325)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11325.php'}, {'name': 'VU#840666', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/840666'}, {'name': 'CA-2003-05', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT'], 'url': 'http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-05.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/2003alert50.pdf'}, {'name': 'N-046', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'government-resource', 'x_refsource_CIAC'], 'url': 'http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-046.shtml'}, {'name': 'oracle-totimestamptz-bo(11327)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11327.php'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/2003alert49.pdf'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/ora-bfilebo.txt'}, {'name': '6847', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6847'}, {'name': 'oracle-tzoffset-bo(11326)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/11326.php'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/ora-tzofstbo.txt'}, {'name': '20030217 Oracle unauthenticated remote system compromise (#NISR16022003a)', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_VULNWATCH'], 'url': 'http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0073.html'}, {'name': '6848', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6848'}, {'name': '20030217 Oracle bfilename function buffer overflow vulnerability (#NISR16022003e)', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104550346303295&w=2'}, {'name': 'VU#663786', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/663786'}, {'name': '20030217 Oracle TZ_OFFSET Remote System Buffer Overrun (#NISR16022003c)', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104549782327321&w=2'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED