# CVE-2008-3995: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can compromise confidentiality and integrity in Oracle Database via the Change Data Capture component.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **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:** 14 Oct 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5mww-3q9c-mhp5

## What is CVE-2008-3995?

CVE-2008-3995 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Oct 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Change Data Capture component in Oracle Database 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.4, and 11.1.0.6 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity, related to DBMS_CDC_PUBLISH.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3995?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Oracle Database 10g, Oracle Database 11i.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-3995?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3995 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-3995 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3995 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Oracle DB SQL Injection via SYS.DBMS_CDC_PUBLISH.ALTER_AUTOLOG_CHANGE_SOURCE (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-0985](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0985/): Other in n/a (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2008-2624](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2624/): Other in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2008-3989](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3989/): Other in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2009-0975](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0975/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2009-0976](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0976/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-3995 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-3995 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Oct 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3995 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2008-3995/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3995/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3995
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3995
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-3995

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