CVE-2002-0965

Buffer overflow in TNS Listener for Oracle 9i Database Server on Windows systems, and Oracle 8 on...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

Buffer overflow in TNS Listener for Oracle 9i Database Server on Windows systems, and Oracle 8 on VM, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long SERVICE_NAME parameter, which is not properly handled when writing an error message to a log file.

Exploit likelihood

69.8%Down 6.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2002-0965
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2002-0965
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2002-0954 No score

Record: EUVD-2002-0954
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wrvr-c9gh-23qc No score

Buffer overflow in TNS Listener for Oracle 9i Database Server on Windows systems, and Oracle 8 on...

Record: GHSA-wrvr-c9gh-23qc
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

oracle oracle9i

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Oracle 8i - TNS Listener SERVICE_NAME Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)	2010-11-24
Metasploit	Oracle 8i TNS Listener SERVICE_NAME Buffer Overflow	2002-05-27

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2002-0965 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Oracle Oracle9i, published October 4, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 69.8%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.