Vulnerability · CVE-1999-0888
dbsnmp in Oracle Intelligent Agent allows local users to gain privileges by setting the ORACLE_HOME environmental variable, which dbsnmp uses to find the nmiconf.tcl script.
Published Aug 16, 1999 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle database server
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-1999-0888. EPSS is 1.07%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle database server is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium4.6
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 1.07%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe oracle/database server · cpe oracle/oracle8i
dbsnmp in Oracle Intelligent Agent allows local users to gain privileges by setting the ORACLE_HOME environmental variable, which dbsnmp uses to find the nmiconf.tcl script.
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe oracle/database server7.3.3
- cpe oracle/database server7.3.4
- cpe oracle/oracle8i8.0.3
- cpe oracle/oracle8i8.0.4
- cpe oracle/oracle8i8.0.5
- cpe oracle/oracle8i8.0.5.1
How to fix CVE-1999-0888
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-1999-0888. EPSS is 1.07%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle database server is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with oracle/database server 7.3.3; oracle/database server 7.3.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.07%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 16, 1999 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates
Detected
dbsnmp in Oracle Intelligent Agent allows local users to gain privileges by setting the ORACLE_HOME environmental variable, which dbsnmp uses to find the nmiconf.tcl script.
Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates
Updated
dbsnmp in Oracle Intelligent Agent allows local users to gain privileges by setting the ORACLE_HOME environmental variable, which dbsnmp uses to find the nmiconf.tcl script.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-1999-0888
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-1999-0888
30-day exploitation probability 1.1%
first.org - Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesVendor advisoryCVE-1999-0888
dbsnmp in Oracle Intelligent Agent allows local users to gain privileges by setting the ORACLE_HOME environmental variable, which dbsnmp uses to find the nmiconf.tcl script.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.