CVE-2021-38459

HIGH

SYSDBA - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The data of a network capture of the initial handshake phase can be used to authenticate at a SYSDBA level. If a specific .exe is not restarted often, it is possible to access the needed handshake packets between admin/client connections. Using the SYSDBA permission, an attacker can change user passwords or delete the database.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 44.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-294
Status published
Products (1)
auvesy/versiondog < 8.0.0
Published Oct 22, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026