CVE-2008-5442 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 14 Jan 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can disrupt availability of Oracle Secure Backup via unspecified vectors, requiring attention from system administrators.

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-2008-5442?

CVE-2008-5442 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jan 2009. It can be exploited over the network.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Secure Backup component in Oracle Secure Backup 10.2.0.2 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5441 and CVE-2008-5443.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5442?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Secure Backup.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5442?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5442 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2008-5442 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5442 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-92hf-wqm9-4rhg.