CVE-2007-5507 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Oracle TNS Listener or read sensitive memory by sending a malformed GIOP packet, requiring immediate patching.
- 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-2007-5507?
CVE-2007-5507 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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 GIOP service in TNS Listener in the Oracle Net Services 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 (crash) or read potentially sensitive memory via a connect GIOP packet with an invalid data size, which triggers a buffer over-read, aka DB22.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5507?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Database Server.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5507?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5507 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-5507 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5507 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Database Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jq9h-634g-v84w.