CVE-2007-3858
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 10.2.0.3 allow remote authenticated users to have an unknown impact via (1) EXFSYS.DBMS_RLMGR_UTL in Rules Manager (DB11) and (2) Program Interface (DB13).
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 · high confidenceThis is a 2007 vulnerability in Oracle Database 10.2.0.3 affecting the EXFSYS.DBMS_RLMGR_UTL package in Rules Manager and Program Interface (DB13). It allows remote authenticated users to achieve unknown impact via unspecified vectors in these components. The CVSS 7.5 indicates high severity with network-exploitable, low-complexity attacks requiring authentication.
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= 10.2.0.3CVSS 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
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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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Verify Oracle Database versionRun the query: SELECT * FROM v$version; or SELECT version FROM product_component_version WHERE product LIKE 'Oracle Database%';Affected if The version reported is exactly 10.2.0.3
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Confirm EXFSYS schema existsQuery: SELECT username FROM dba_users WHERE username = 'EXFSYS';Affected if The EXFSYS schema exists in the database
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Check if DBMS_RLMGR_UTL package existsQuery: SELECT object_name, object_type FROM dba_objects WHERE owner = 'EXFSYS' AND object_name = 'DBMS_RLMGR_UTL';Affected if The DBMS_RLMGR_UTL package exists in the EXFSYS schema
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Verify Rules Manager (DB13) component is installedQuery: SELECT comp_name, version, status FROM dba_registry WHERE comp_name LIKE '%Rules Manager%';Affected if The Rules Manager component shows as installed in dba_registry
A user is affected if their Oracle Database is exactly version 10.2.0.3 AND the EXFSYS schema with DBMS_RLMGR_UTL package exists, indicating Rules Manager is installed and the vulnerability is present.
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 October 2007 or later which addresses these EXFSYS vulnerabilities; if running unsupported Oracle 10g, plan migration to a supported database version as patches are no longer available for this end-of-life release.
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