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Oracle Internet Directory 2.0.6 is a pre-alpha development release, available as both an addon package and in the Oracle Database Software release 8.1.6. A vulnerability has been found in the oidldap binary within the package. A buffer overflow exists in the oidldap binary, which is setuid oracle. When executed on the command line, the oidldap binary performs an unsafe check of the ORACLE_HOME environment variable. It is possible for a malicous user to execute shell code through the ORACLE_HOME environment variable, allowing the user to inherit an euid of oracle. In a stock installation of Oracle 8.1.6, this could create a scenario which would allow a local user to compromise the integrity of a database.

Oracle Internet Directory 2.0.6 is a pre-alpha development release, available as both an addon package and in the Oracle Database Software release 8.1.6. A vulnerability has been found in the oidldap binary within the package. A buffer overflow exists in the oidldap binary, which is setuid oracle. When executed on the command line, the oidldap binary performs an unsafe check of the ORACLE_HOME environment variable. It is possible for a malicous user to execute shell code through the ORACLE_HOME environment variable, allowing the user to inherit an euid of oracle. In a stock installation of Oracle 8.1.6, this could create a scenario which would allow a local user to compromise the integrity of a database.