CVE-2003-0222

Stack-based buffer overflow in Oracle Net Services for Oracle Database Server 9i release 2 and earlier allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a "CREATE DATABASE LINK" query containing a connect string with a long USING parameter.

Published: 2003-05-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-0222 is rated High Risk (67.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.04%, 95th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-0222

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 12.51% 11.04% -1.47%
2 2025-04-30 30.88% 12.51% -18.37%
3 2025-04-15 — 30.88% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-0222

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-0222

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-0222

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle database_server 7.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:7.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database_server 7.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:7.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database_server 8.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database_server 8.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database_server 8.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database_server 8.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database_server 8.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database_server 8.0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database_server 8.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database_server 8.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database_server 8.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database_server 8.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database_server 9.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database_server 9.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:9.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle oracle8i 8.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle oracle8i 8.0.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle oracle8i 8.0x cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.0x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle oracle8i 8.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle oracle8i 8.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle oracle8i 8.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle oracle8i 8.1.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle oracle8i 8.1.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle oracle8i 8.1x cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:8.1x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle oracle9i 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle oracle9i 9.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle oracle9i 9.0.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:9.0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle oracle9i 9.0.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:9.0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle oracle9i 9.0.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:9.0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle oracle9i 9.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle oracle9i 9.2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:9.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle oracle9i 9.2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:9.2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-0222

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