CVE-2008-2607 Memory corruption in n/a
Authenticated attackers can trigger a buffer overflow in Oracle Database Advanced Queuing, potentially causing denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-2607?
CVE-2008-2607 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 15 Jul 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Advanced Queuing component in Oracle Database 9.2.0.8, 9.2.0.8DV, 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.4, and 11.1.0.6 has unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors related to SYS.DBMS_AQELM. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the Oracle July 2008 CPU. Oracle has not commented on reliable researcher claims that this issue is a buffer overflow that allows attackers to cause a denial of service (database corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument to an unspecified procedure.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2607?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Oracle Advanced Queuing Component, Oracle Database 9i, Oracle Database Server.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2607?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2607 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-2008-2607 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2607 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hjq3-j9hq-m46w.