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TI-2004-00579 Aliases CVE-2004-0638GHSA-r987-86mv-x265

Buffer overflow in the KSDWRTB function in the dbms_system package (dbms_system.ksdwrt)…

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in the KSDWRTB function in the dbms_system package (dbms_system.ksdwrt) for Oracle 9i Database Server Release 2 9.2.0.3 and 9.2.0.4, 9i Release 1 9.0.1.4 and 9.0.1.5, and 8i Release 1 8.1.7.4, allows remote authorized users to execute arbitrary code via a long second argument.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06631 93rd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 14

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:enterprise_8.1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*enterprise_8.1.7.4VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:standard_8.1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*standard_8.1.7.4VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:enterprise_9.0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*enterprise_9.0.1.4VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:enterprise_9.0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*enterprise_9.0.1.5VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:enterprise_9.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*enterprise_9.2.0.3VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:enterprise_9.2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*enterprise_9.2.0.4VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:personal_9.0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*personal_9.0.1.4VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:personal_9.0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*personal_9.0.1.5VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:personal_9.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*personal_9.2.0.3VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:personal_9.2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*personal_9.2.0.4VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:enterprise_8.1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions enterprise_8.1.7.4 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:standard_8.1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions standard_8.1.7.4 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:enterprise_9.0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions enterprise_9.0.1.4 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:enterprise_9.0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions enterprise_9.0.1.5 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:enterprise_9.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions enterprise_9.2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:enterprise_9.2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions enterprise_9.2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:personal_9.0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions personal_9.0.1.4 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:personal_9.0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions personal_9.0.1.5 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:personal_9.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions personal_9.2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:personal_9.2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions personal_9.2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Oracle
Show 4 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:standard_9.0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*standard_9.0.1.4VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:standard_9.0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*standard_9.0.1.5VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:standard_9.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*standard_9.2.0.3VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:standard_9.2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*standard_9.2.0.4VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:standard_9.0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions standard_9.0.1.4 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:standard_9.0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions standard_9.0.1.5 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:standard_9.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions standard_9.2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:standard_9.2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions standard_9.2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0638
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r987-86mv-x265

References

Patch 3

Advisory 1

  • 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
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Sources

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