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CVE-1999-0888

Affected software2 products, listed below
Severity4.6 Medium CVSS 2.0
Published16 Aug 1999
Updated16 Jun 2026

Description

dbsnmp in Oracle Intelligent Agent allows local users to gain privileges by setting the ORACLE_HOME environmental variable, which dbsnmp uses to find the nmiconf.tcl script.

Exploitation status

Working exploit published

A reviewed exploit catalogue lists ready-to-run exploit code for this CVE.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC 2 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in Exploit-DB; first seen 1999-08-16.
  • EPSS 1.1% chance in 30 days
IndexArtifactStarsFirst seen
Exploit-DB Oracle 8 8.1.5 - Intelligent Agent (1) 1999-08-16
Exploit-DB Oracle 8 8.1.5 - Intelligent Agent (2) 1999-08-16

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached
Finding This CVE names only products the Waratek agent cannot be installed into (oracle/database_server). They ship as sealed appliance images or as native code with no application JVM, so there is no start-up line to add -javaagent to. The vulnerability may well be a Java one; it is permanently out of ARMR's reach rather than outside its subject.

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

2 products, 7 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd oracle database server generic 7.3.3 · 7.3.4
nvd oracle oracle8i generic 8.0.3 · 8.0.4 · 8.0.5 · 8.0.5.1 · 8.1.5

References

URLTags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/585

Timeline

Published1999-08-16By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.