THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2007-5897
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2007-5897

Database Server vulnerability

CVSS
8.5
EPSS
3.7%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in MDSYS.SDO_CS in Oracle Database Server 8iR3, 9iR1, 9iR2 up to 9.2.0.6, and 10gR1 up to 10.1.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via the TRANSFORM function. NOTE: this issue might already be covered by CVE-2007-5515, CVE-2007-5509, or CVE-2007-5505, but there are insufficient details to be sure.
Affected vendor
Oracle
Affected product
Database Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2007-11-08

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-5897

  • Confirm whether Oracle Database Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-5897.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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