CVE-2007-3853
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 · uneditedMultiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Oracle Database 10.1.0.5 and 10.2.0.3 allow remote authenticated users to have unknown impact via (1) DBMS_JAVA_TEST in the JavaVM component (DB01), (2) Oracle Text component (DB09), and (3) MDSYS.SDO_GEOR_INT in the Spatial component (DB15). NOTE: a reliable researcher claims that DB01 is SQL injection in DBMS_PRVTAQIS.
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 · moderate confidenceMultiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Oracle Database 10.1.0.5 and 10.2.0.3 allow remote authenticated users to exploit (1) DBMS_JAVA_TEST in JavaVM component via SQL injection in DBMS_PRVTAQIS, (2) unspecified Oracle Text component issues, and (3) MDSYS.SDO_GEOR_INT in Spatial component. The SQL injection in DBMS_JAVA_TEST enables authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL with elevated privileges.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 10.1.0.5= 10.2.0.3CVSS 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
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Oracle Database versionQuery the database with: SELECT VERSION FROM V$INSTANCE; or SELECT * FROM PRODUCT_COMPONENT_VERSION WHERE PRODUCT LIKE 'Oracle%';Affected if Version is exactly 10.1.0.5 or 10.2.0.3
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Verify JavaVM component is installedQuery: SELECT COMP_NAME, VERSION, STATUS FROM DBA_REGISTRY WHERE COMP_NAME LIKE '%Java%';Affected if JavaVM component is present and accessible to the user
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Check DBMS_JAVA_TEST package accessibilityQuery: SELECT owner, object_name, object_type FROM dba_objects WHERE object_name = 'DBMS_JAVA_TEST'; Then check grants: SELECT grantee, privilege FROM dba_tab_privs WHERE table_name = 'DBMS_JAVA_TEST';Affected if DBMS_JAVA_TEST package exists and is granted to public or to the user being tested
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Confirm Oracle Text component presenceQuery: SELECT COMP_NAME, VERSION, STATUS FROM DBA_REGISTRY WHERE COMP_NAME LIKE '%Text%';Affected if Oracle Text component is installed in the database
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Verify Spatial component (MDSYS schema) availabilityQuery: SELECT owner, object_name, object_type FROM dba_objects WHERE owner = 'MDSYS' AND object_name = 'SDO_GEOR_INT';Affected if MDSYS.SDO_GEOR_INT object exists in the database
You are affected if your Oracle Database is version 10.1.0.5 or 10.2.0.3 and you have any of the vulnerable components (DBMS_JAVA_TEST, Oracle Text, or Spatial) installed and accessible to database users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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.
From vendor dataApply Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for July 2007 or later to address these vulnerabilities. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict database user privileges and disable DBMS_JAVA_TEST package for non-essential users.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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