CVE-2009-1970 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in the Oracle Database Listener component via unspecified vectors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-1970?
CVE-2009-1970 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 14 Jul 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Listener component in Oracle Database 9.2.0.8, 9.2.0.8DV, 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.4, and 11.1.0.7 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-0991.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1970?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Database Server.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1970?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1970 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-2009-1970 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-1970 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Database Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rgvf-r288-6rqr.