CVE-2000-0206

Summary

CVE-2000-0206 is a vulnerability affecting the installation of Oracle 8.1.5.x on Linux systems. During the installation process, the orainstRoot.sh file is created with world-writeable permissions and follows symlinks. This issue grants local users the ability to modify the file, potentially leading to privilege escalation. System administrators are advised to apply the necessary security patches or update to a more recent Oracle version to mitigate this risk.

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