CVE-2008-3979

Public Exploit

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Spatial component in Oracle Database 10.1.0.5 and 10.2.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the January 2009 CPU. Oracle has not commented on reliable researcher claims that this issue is a SQL injection vulnerability that allows remote authenticated users to gain MDSYS privileges via the MDSYS.SDO_TOPO_DROP_FTBL trigger.

5.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 54.54% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://osvdb.org/51354	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33525	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021561	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0115	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2009-097901.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33177	vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8074	exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500061/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3979?: CVE-2008-3979 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3979?: To fix CVE-2008-3979, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-3979 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-3979 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~55% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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