Unspecified vulnerability in the Upgrade & Downgrade component of Oracle Database server 8.1.7.4, 9.0.1.5, 9.2.0.7, and 10.1.0.4 has unspecified impact and attack vectors, as identified by Oracle Vuln# DB28. NOTE: details are unavailable from Oracle, but they have not publicly disputed a claim by a reliable independent researcher that states that the problem is SQL injection in the DBMS_REGISTRY package in certain parameters to the (1) IS_COMPONENT, (2) GET_COMP_OPTION, (3) DISABLE_DDL_TRIGGERS, (4) SCRIPT_EXISTS, (5) COMP_PATH, (6) GATHER_STATS, (7) NOTHING_SCRIPT, and (8) VALIDATE_COMPONENTS functions.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0271 is rated High Risk (71.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.36%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 2026-07-07 | 2.80% | 3.36% | +0.56% |
| 2 | 2026-06-15 | 1.60% | 2.80% | +1.20% |
| 3 | 2026-01-01 | — | 1.60% | — |
Full EPSS history (15 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| oracle | database_server | 8.1.7.4 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:8.1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | oracle10g | enterprise_10.1.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle10g:enterprise_10.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | oracle10g | personal_10.1.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle10g:personal_10.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | oracle10g | standard_10.1.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle10g:standard_10.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | oracle8i | enterprise_8.1.7.4 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:enterprise_8.1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | oracle8i | standard_8.1.7.4 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle8i:standard_8.1.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | oracle9i | enterprise_9.0.1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:enterprise_9.0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | oracle9i | standard_9.2.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:oracle9i:standard_9.2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |