The oratclsh interpreter in Oracle 8.x Intelligent Agent for Unix allows local users to execute Tcl commands as root.
Priority LOW 24Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The oratclsh interpreter in Oracle 8.x Intelligent Agent for Unix allows local users to execute Tcl commands as root.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01203 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.3 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.4 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.5 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.5.1 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1.5 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.4 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.5 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.5.1 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.5 Vulnerable ·Oracle
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0711
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4pfh-v638-25xp
References
More Oracle8i vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00491 Buffer overflow in Transparent Network Substrate (TNS) Listener in Oracle 8i 8.1.7 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2002-00816 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default error page of Apache 2.0 before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2003-00090 Buffer overflow in ORACLE.EXE for Oracle Database Server 9i, 8i, 8.1.7, and 8.0.6 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00091 Multiple buffer overflows in Oracle 9i Database release 2, Release 1, 8i, 8.1.7, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2002-00547 The default configuration of Oracle 9i Application Server 1.0.2.x allows remote anonymous… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2004-01248 Stack-based buffer overflow in Oracle 9i and 10g allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
Sources
- CVE-1999-0711 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0711 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4pfh-v638-25xp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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