# CVE-2007-4517: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the Oracle Database XDB package.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** 8 Nov 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x2vh-w9hq-99wj

## What is CVE-2007-4517?

CVE-2007-4517 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 8 Nov 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Buffer overflow in the XDB.XDB_PITRIG_PKG.PITRIG_DROPMETADATA procedure in Oracle 10g R2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) OWNER or (2) NAME argument.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4517?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Database Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-4517?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4517 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-4517 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4517 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Oracle - xdb.xdb_pitrig_pkg.PITRIG_DROPMETADATA procedure (exploitdb)

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-4517 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-4517 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 8 Nov 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-2007-4517 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-2007-4517/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4517/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4517
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4517
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-4517

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