CVE-2005-3207 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 14 Oct 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by sending a crafted userid parameter to the Oracle Forms servlet.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2005-3207?

CVE-2005-3207 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Oct 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The forms servlet (f90servlet) in Oracle Forms 4.5.10.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (TNS listener stop) via a userid parameter that contains a STOP command.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3207?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Forms.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3207?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3207 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2005-3207 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-3207 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f29q-j8gp-v5cf.