CVE-2000-0206

Oracle 8.1.5.x - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2000-0206. PoCs published by Keyser Soze.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a race condition in Oracle 8.1.5i's installation process to create a symbolic link from /tmp/orainstall/orainstRoot.sh to /.rhosts, allowing arbitrary command execution as root when the installer runs the script.

Description

The installation of Oracle 8.1.5.x on Linux follows symlinks and creates the orainstRoot.sh file with world-writeable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Keyser Soze · textlocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19794

This exploit leverages a race condition in Oracle 8.1.5i's installation process to create a symbolic link from /tmp/orainstall/orainstRoot.sh to /.rhosts, allowing arbitrary command execution as root when the installer runs the script.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Oracle 8.1.5i
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Oracle 8.1.5i installation process initiated
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-03/0023.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1035

Scores

EPSS 0.0107
EPSS Percentile 60.7%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
oracle/oracle8i 8.1.5
Published Mar 05, 2000
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026