Database ServerDatabase / datastore · Oracle

CVE-2006-5343

HIGH · 9.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2006-10-18
Patch available
A vendor patch is available. No clean upgrade release — apply the published patch.
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96/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Unspecified vulnerability in Database Scheduler component in Oracle Database 10.1.0.3 has unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors related to sys.dbms_scheduler, aka Vuln# DB19.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Database ServerDatabase / datastore
Affected:= 10.1.0.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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dbcve · scoped
Patch available Apply the vendor patch
Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Upgrade to Oracle Database 19c Long Term Release or 21c, or at minimum to 10.1.0.5/10.2.0.x with October 2006 CPU applied

  1. 1. Identify current Oracle Database 10.1.0.3 installation and assess dependencies
  2. 2. Review Oracle Critical Patch Updates (CPUs) for October 2006 or later - this vulnerability (DB19) was addressed in the October 2006 CPU
  3. 3. For short-term mitigation: Apply Oracle CPU October 2006 or later patch set update for 10.1.0.3
  4. 4. For long-term fix: Plan upgrade path from Oracle 10g to a supported modern version (19c or 21c)
  5. 5. Test upgrade/patch in non-production environment before applying to production
  6. 6. Apply the patch or perform upgrade during scheduled maintenance window
  7. 7. Verify the fix by checking Oracle scheduler component functionality post-patch
Caveat Oracle 10g is desupported; upgrading to 19c/21c may require application code changes and compatibility parameter adjustments

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