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CVE-2006-5345

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 Oracle Spatial component in Oracle Database 9.0.1.5, 9.2.0.7, and 10.1.0.4 has unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors related to mdsys.sdo_geom, aka Vuln# DB22. NOTE: as of 20061023, Oracle has not disputed reports from reliable third parties that DB22 is related to "length checking" in the RELATE function before MD2.RELATE is called.

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.

dbcve analysis

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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:= 9.0.1.5= 9.2.0.7= 10.1.0.4

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

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Patch available Apply the vendor patch
Vendor patch www.securityfocus.com →
Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Oracle 11gR2 or Oracle 12c (or later supported release)

  1. 1. Assess current Oracle Database environment and confirm exact version (9.0.1.5, 9.2.0.7, or 10.1.0.4) in use
  2. 2. Identify all applications and services dependent on the Oracle Database
  3. 3. Plan maintenance window for database upgrade - this requires downtime
  4. 4. Perform full backup of current database, including all datafiles, control files, redo logs, and parameter files
  5. 5. Review Oracle's upgrade documentation for moving from Oracle 9i/10g to a supported version (11g or higher)
  6. 6. Execute upgrade to Oracle 11g Release 2 or Oracle 12c (or newer supported version)
  7. 7. Apply latest Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) after upgrade to ensure all security patches are applied
  8. 8. Verify Oracle Spatial component (mdsys.sdo_geom) functions correctly after upgrade
Caveat Oracle 9i/10g to 11g+ upgrades may require application code changes due to deprecated features, altered PL/SQL behavior, and changed initialization parameters; thorough testing required

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