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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Oracle Database 10g 10.2.0.4. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5436. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Oracle Database 10g 10.2.0.4 (Database Software). It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle OLAP component in Oracle Database 9.2.0.8, 9.2.0.8DV, 10.1.0.5, and 10.2.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to affect integrity and availability via unknown vectors.
The bug was discovered 01/13/2009. The weakness was disclosed 01/14/2009 by Esteban Martinez Fayo (TippingPoint) with Application Security, Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-5436 since 12/11/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
A public exploit has been developed in Python. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56063 (Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2009 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Databases and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 19267 (Oracle January 2009 Security Update Multiple Vulnerabilities).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11238.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47966), Tenable (56063), SecurityFocus (BID 33177†), OSVDB (51346†) and Secunia (SA33525†). The entries VDB-45903, VDB-45902, VDB-45901 and VDB-45900 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
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- Vendor: https://www.oracle.com
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9
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VulDB Temp Score: 4.9
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 56063
Nessus Name: Oracle Database Multiple Vulnerabilities (January 2009 CPU)
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
12/11/2008 🔍01/08/2009 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Esteban Martinez Fayo (TippingPoint)
Organization: Application Security, Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5436 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5436
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45872
X-Force: 47966
SecurityFocus: 33177 - Oracle January 2009 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33525
OSVDB: 51346 - Oracle Database OLAP Unspecified Remote Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021561
Vulnerability Center: 20654 - [cpujan2009-097901] Oracle OLAP component Oracle Database Unspecified Vulnerability via Unknown Vectors, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0115
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 16:11Updated: 05/27/2025 03:19
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (84), 08/26/2019 09:55 (3), 05/27/2025 03:19 (18)
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