# CVE-2008-5444: Other in n/a

> Remote attackers can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Oracle Secure Backup via unspecified vectors.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not stated
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jan 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f7pp-x8v9-66hm

## What is CVE-2008-5444?

CVE-2008-5444 is a critical 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5448 and CVE-2008-5449.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5444?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Secure Backup.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-5444?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5444 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-5444 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5444 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Oracle Secure Backup NDMP_CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH Buffer Overflow (metasploit)
- Oracle Secure Backup - NDMP_CONNECT_CLIENT_AUTH Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2011-2261](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2261/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-0898](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0898/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-0907](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0907/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-0072](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0072/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-1977](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1977/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-5444 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-5444 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jan 2009. It can be exploited over the network.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5444 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-2008-5444/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5444/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5444
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5444
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5444

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