# CVE-2007-5897: Memory corruption in n/a

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

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/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:** 8 Nov 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cf38-5cmw-7r2h

## What is CVE-2007-5897?

CVE-2007-5897 is a high-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 MDSYS.SDO_CS in Oracle Database Server 8iR3, 9iR1, 9iR2 up to 9.2.0.6, and 10gR1 up to 10.1.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via the TRANSFORM function.  NOTE: this issue might already be covered by CVE-2007-5515, CVE-2007-5509, or CVE-2007-5505, but there are insufficient details to be sure.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5897?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Database Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-5897?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5897 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-5897 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5897 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-5897 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-5897 is a high-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-2007-5897 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-2007-5897/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5897/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5897
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5897
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-5897

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