CVE-2007-4278
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 · uneditedStack-based buffer overflow in the giomgr process in ESRI ArcSDE service 9.2, as used with ArcGIS, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number that requires more than 8 bytes to represent in ASCII, which triggers the overflow in an sprintf function call.
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 confidenceStack-based buffer overflow in the giomgr process of ESRI ArcSDE 9.2 allows remote attackers to crash the service or potentially execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is triggered when a large number exceeding 8 ASCII bytes is processed through an sprintf function call, causing buffer overflow on the stack.
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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= 9.2CVSS 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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Identify ArcSDE installation and versionCheck for ESRI ArcSDE installation directories (e.g., C:\Program Files\ESRI\ArcSDE or /opt/esri/arcsde). Look for version files or executable version info (e.g., sdeservice, sdeexe).Affected if ArcSDE version 9.2 is installed on the system.
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Locate the giomgr process or serviceOn Windows, check Windows Services for 'ArcSDE giomgr' or check Task Manager for giomgr.exe. On Linux/Unix, run 'ps -ef | grep giomgr' or check /etc/init.d for SDE-related services.Affected if The giomgr process or service is running as part of ArcSDE 9.2.
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Identify giomgr network listening portRun netstat or check ArcSDE configuration files (e.g., giomgr.def or services.sde) to identify the port giomgr listens on (typically port 5151 or 5152).Affected if giomgr is bound to a network-accessible port on the system.
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Assess network exposure of giomgrVerify if the giomgr port is accessible from outside the local host. Use netstat with '-an' flags to check binding addresses (0.0.0.0 or external IP indicates external exposure).Affected if The giomgr port accepts connections from untrusted networks or the internet.
The system is affected if ArcSDE version 9.2 is installed, the giomgr process is running, and the service port is network-accessible.
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 dataUpgrade from ArcSDE 9.2 to a patched version (9.3 or higher) or apply vendor-provided patches. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to the giomgr service using firewalls or network segmentation.
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