# CVE-2007-0272: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can trigger buffer overflows in Oracle Database to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jan 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mm6f-895g-c5jc

## What is CVE-2007-0272?

CVE-2007-0272 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 17 Jan 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple buffer overflows in MDSYS.MD in Oracle Database 8.1.7.4, 9.0.1.5, 9.2.0.7, and 10.1.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving certain public procedures, aka DB05.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0272?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Database Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-0272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-0272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-0272 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-0272 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 17 Jan 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Database Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0272/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0272/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-0272
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0272
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-0272

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