CVE-2007-4517
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 · uneditedBuffer overflow in the XDB.XDB_PITRIG_PKG.PITRIG_DROPMETADATA procedure in Oracle 10g R2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) OWNER or (2) NAME argument.
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 confidenceBuffer overflow vulnerability in Oracle 10g R2's XDB.XDB_PITRIG_PKG.PITRIG_DROPMETADATA procedure allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via specially crafted long OWNER or NAME arguments that overflow an internal buffer.
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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= release_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
- M
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/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 version FROM v$instance; or SELECT * FROM product_component_version;Affected if Version starts with 10.2 (10g R2)
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Confirm XDB component is installedRun: SELECT status FROM dba_registry WHERE comp_name='Oracle XML Database';Affected if Status is VALID or LOADED (XDB is present)
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Check if vulnerable procedure existsRun: SELECT owner, object_name FROM dba_objects WHERE owner='XDB' AND object_name='PITRIG_DROPMETADATA' AND object_type='PROCEDURE';Affected if The procedure exists in the XDB schema
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Verify execute permission on vulnerable procedureRun: SELECT grantee, privilege FROM dba_tab_privs WHERE owner='XDB' AND table_name='PITRIG_DROPMETADATA';Affected if PUBLIC or untrusted users have EXECUTE privilege
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Check for recent session activity on XDBRun: SELECT username, program FROM v$session WHERE username='XDB' OR username IN (SELECT username FROM dba_users WHERE account_status='OPEN'); review listener logs for XDB connection attemptsAffected if XDB is accessible via network/listener to untrusted users
If running Oracle 10g R2 (10.2.x) with XDB component installed and the PITRIG_DROPMETADATA procedure is accessible to non-admin users, the environment is vulnerable to remote code execution via buffer overflow.
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 dataRestrict database access to trusted authenticated users only; apply Oracle Critical Patch Updates; disable or restrict XDB component if not required in production environments.
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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-2007-4517 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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