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Vulnerability · CVE-1999-1256

Oracle Database Assistant 1.0 in Oracle 8.0.3 Enterprise Edition stores the database master password in plaintext in the spoolmain.log file when a new database is crea…

Published Mar 4, 1999 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle database assistant

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-1999-1256. EPSS is 1.93%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle database assistant 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
1.93%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe oracle/database assistant

Oracle Database Assistant 1.0 in Oracle 8.0.3 Enterprise Edition stores the database master password in plaintext in the spoolmain.log file when a new database is created, which allows local users to obtain the password from that file.

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 assistant1.0

How to fix CVE-1999-1256

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-1999-1256. EPSS is 1.93%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle database assistant is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with oracle/database assistant 1.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.93%. 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.

  1. Mar 4, 1999 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Detected

    Oracle Database Assistant 1.0 in Oracle 8.0.3 Enterprise Edition stores the database master password in plaintext in the spoolmain.log file when a new database is created, which allows local users to obtain the password from that file.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Updated

    Oracle Database Assistant 1.0 in Oracle 8.0.3 Enterprise Edition stores the database master password in plaintext in the spoolmain.log file when a new database is created, which allows local users to obtain the password from that file.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-1999-1256

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-1999-1256

    30-day exploitation probability 1.9%

    first.org
  • Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesVendor advisoryCVE-1999-1256

    Oracle Database Assistant 1.0 in Oracle 8.0.3 Enterprise Edition stores the database master password in plaintext in the spoolmain.log file when a new database is created, which allows local users to obtain the password from that file.

    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.