Security Advisory
CVE-2021-38459
8.1
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
The data of a network capture of the initial handshake phase can be used to authenticate at a SYSDBA level. If a specific .exe is not restarted often, it is possible to access the needed handshake packets between admin/client connections. Using the SYSDBA permission, an attacker can change user passwords or delete the database.
Published Date
October 22, 2021
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory