7.5
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2002-0559
Oracle Application Server PL/SQL Buffer Overflow
Description

Buffer overflows in PL/SQL module 3.0.9.8.2 in Oracle 9i Application Server 1.0.2.x allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via (1) a long help page request without a dadname, which overflows the resulting HTTP Location header, (2) a long HTTP request to the plsql module, (3) a long password in the HTTP Authorization, (4) a long Access Descriptor (DAD) password in the addadd form, or (5) a long cache directory name.

INFO

Published Date :

July 3, 2002, 4 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2002-0559 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Oracle application_server
2 Oracle oracle8i
3 Oracle oracle9i
4 Oracle application_server_web_cache
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Verify that the version of Oracle Application Server installed is not affected by the listed vulnerabilities and/or filter incoming traffic to this port
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2002-0559.

URL Resource
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/254426 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/ias_modplsql_alert.pdf
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-08.html Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/313280 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659043 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/750299 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/878603 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/923395 US Government Resource
http://www.nextgenss.com/papers/hpoas.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4032 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8095
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8096
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8097
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8098
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/254426 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/ias_modplsql_alert.pdf
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-08.html Patch Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/313280 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659043 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/750299 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/878603 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/923395 US Government Resource
http://www.nextgenss.com/papers/hpoas.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4032 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8095
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8096
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8097
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8098
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2002-0559 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2002-0559 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2002-0559 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2002-0559 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/254426
    Added Reference http://otn.oracle.com/deploy/security/pdf/ias_modplsql_alert.pdf
    Added Reference http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-08.html
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/313280
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659043
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/750299
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/878603
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/923395
    Added Reference http://www.nextgenss.com/papers/hpoas.pdf
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4032
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8095
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8096
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8097
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8098
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/static/8097.php [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/static/8096.php [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/static/8095.php [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/static/8098.php [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8098 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8097 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8096 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8095 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

26.41 }} 7.46%

score

0.95876

percentile