CVE-2007-5506 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via CPU consumption by sending a crafted Data packet to the Oracle Database Core RDBMS.
- 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-2007-5506?
CVE-2007-5506 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 17 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Core RDBMS component in Oracle Database 9.0.1.5+, 9.2.0.8, 9.2.0.8DV, 10.1.0.5, and 10.2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted type 6 Data packet, aka DB20.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5506?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Database Server.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5506?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5506 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-2007-5506 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5506 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Database Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9g4j-8frf-qcf7.