# CVE-2004-0638: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-01-19 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17254
- http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/pdf/2004alert68.pdf
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=135&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=false
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11100
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-09/0178.html
- http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/advisory_20040903_3.htm

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