CVE-2007-3857
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 allow remote authenticated users to have an unknown impact via (a) the Oracle Text component, including (1) unspecified vectors (DB05), (2) CTXSYS.DRVXMD (DB06), (3) CTXSYS.DRI_MOVE_CTXSYS (DB07), (4) CTXSYS.DRVXMD (DB08), and (b) JavaVM (DB14).
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 in the Oracle Text component (DB05-DB08) and JavaVM (DB14) allow remote authenticated users to execute attacks with unknown impact. The vulnerabilities require authentication, suggesting the attacker needs valid database credentials.
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= 10.1.0.5CVSS 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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Identify Oracle Database versionRun SELECT * FROM v$version; or query the PRODUCT_VERSION from DBA_REGISTRY to confirm the exact installed version.Affected if The installed version is exactly 10.1.0.5 (not a later patch set)
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Confirm Oracle Text component statusQuery SELECT COMP_NAME, VERSION, STATUS FROM DBA_REGISTRY WHERE COMP_NAME LIKE '%Text%'; to check if Oracle Text is installed and its version.Affected if Oracle Text component is installed and version matches 10.1.0.5
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Confirm JavaVM component statusQuery SELECT COMP_NAME, VERSION, STATUS FROM DBA_REGISTRY WHERE COMP_NAME LIKE '%Java%'; to verify JavaVM (JServer) component is present.Affected if JavaVM component is installed and version matches 10.1.0.5
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Check for valid database credentials in useReview which database users have privileges to access Oracle Text or JavaVM functionality, as exploitation requires authenticated access.Affected if Database users with elevated privileges exist and could potentially be compromised
Environment is affected if Oracle Database Server 10.1.0.5 is running with Oracle Text and/or JavaVM components installed and accessible to authenticated 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 Updates to address these vulnerabilities in Oracle Database 10.1.0.5, implement network segmentation to limit database access, and enforce least-privilege principles for database users to reduce the attack surface.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2007-3857 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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