module

Oracle 8i TNS Listener (ARGUMENTS) Buffer Overflow

Disclosed	Created
Jun 28, 2001	May 30, 2018

Disclosed

Jun 28, 2001

Created

May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in Oracle 8i. When
sending a specially crafted packet containing an overly long
ARGUMENTS string to the TNS service, an attacker may be able
to execute arbitrary code.

Author

MC [email protected]

Platform

Windows

References

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


    msf > use exploit/windows/oracle/tns_arguments
    msf exploit(tns_arguments) > show targets
        ...targets...
    msf exploit(tns_arguments) > set TARGET < target-id >
    msf exploit(tns_arguments) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf exploit(tns_arguments) > exploit

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