CVE-2000-0206: Oracle ORACLE8I

Medium severity, CVSS 6.2. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The installation of Oracle 8.1.5.x on Linux follows symlinks and creates the orainstRoot.sh file with world-writeable permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

• Oracle ORACLE8I: version 8.1.5 only

Published 2000-03-05. Last modified 2026-06-16.