CVE-2008-4017 Information disclosure in n/a
Medium 5.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-4017 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2008-4017 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Application Server, published on 14 Jan 2009. It can be exploited over the network.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4017 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Oracle Application 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-2008-4017/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4017/index.md)
Remote attackers can compromise confidentiality in Oracle Application Server OC4J component via unspecified vectors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-4017?
CVE-2008-4017 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Application Server, published on 14 Jan 2009. It can be exploited over the network.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the OC4J component in Oracle Application Server 10.1.2.3 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4017?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Application Server.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4017?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4017 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-4017 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4017 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Application Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8g4r-xvwf-h866.