CVE-2008-6065
Oracle Database Server 10.1, 10.2, and 11g grants directory WRITE permissions for arbitrary...
Oracle Database Server 10.1, 10.2, and 11g grants directory WRITE permissions for arbitrary pathnames that are aliased in a CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY statement, which allows remote authenticated users with CREATE ANY DIRECTORY privileges to gain SYSDBA privileges by aliasing the pathname of the password directory, and then overwriting the password file through UTL_FILE operations, a related issue to CVE-2006-7141.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Oracle Database Server 10.1, 10.2, and 11g grants directory WRITE permissions for arbitrary pathnames that are aliased in a CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY statement, which allows remote authenticated users with CREATE ANY DIRECTORY privileges to gain SYSDBA privileges by aliasing the pathname of the password directory, and then overwriting the password file through UTL_FILE operations, a related issue to CVE-2006-7141.
- Record
CVE-2008-6065- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Oracle Database Server 10.1, 10.2, and 11g grants directory WRITE permissions for arbitrary pathnames that are aliased in a CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY statement, which allows remote authenticated users with CREATE ANY DIRECTORY privileges to gain SYSDBA privileges by aliasing the pathname of the password directory, and then overwriting the password file through UTL_FILE operations, a related issue to CVE-2006-7141.
- Record
CVE-2008-6065- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6035 No score
Oracle Database Server 10.1, 10.2, and 11g grants directory WRITE permissions for arbitrary pathnames that are aliased in a CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY statement, which allows remote authenticated users with CREATE ANY DIRECTORY privileges to gain SYSDBA privileges by aliasing the pathname of the password directory, and then overwriting the password file through UTL_FILE operations, a related issue to CVE-2006-7141.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6035- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j3hv-8587-44rm No score
Oracle Database Server 10.1, 10.2, and 11g grants directory WRITE permissions for arbitrary...
Oracle Database Server 10.1, 10.2, and 11g grants directory WRITE permissions for arbitrary pathnames that are aliased in a CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY statement, which allows remote authenticated users with CREATE ANY DIRECTORY privileges to gain SYSDBA privileges by aliasing the pathname of the password directory, and then overwriting the password file through UTL_FILE operations, a related issue to CVE-2006-7141.
- Record
GHSA-j3hv-8587-44rm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Oracle Database Server 11.1 - 'CREATE ANY Directory' Privilege Escalation | 2008-10-13 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-6065 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Oracle Database Server, published February 5, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.20%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
oracleforensics.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/10/10/create-any-directory-to-sysdba
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48814
securityfocus.com/bid/31738
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6065
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j3hv-8587-44rm