CVE-2007-5515
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 · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the Spatial component in Oracle Database 9.2.0.8, 9.2.0.8DV, 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.2, and 10.2.0.3 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors, aka DB27.
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 confidenceVulnerability in Oracle Database Spatial component affecting versions 9.2.0.8, 9.2.0.8DV, 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.2, and 10.2.0.3. The specific exploitation vector and impact are not disclosed in the vulnerability description. CVSS 6.5 indicates remote network exploitation is possible with authentication typically required.
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= 9.2.0.8= 9.2.0.8dv= 10.1.0.5= 10.2.0.2= 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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Determine Oracle Database versionConnect to the database as a privileged user (SYSDBA) and run: SELECT version FROM v$instance; or SELECT * FROM registry$history ORDER BY installed_time;Affected if The version displayed is exactly 9.2.0.8, 9.2.0.8DV, 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.2, or 10.2.0.3
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Verify Spatial component is installedQuery the Oracle component registry: SELECT comp_name, version, status FROM dba_registry WHERE comp_name LIKE '%Spatial%';Affected if A row is returned showing Spatial in the registry with status VALID (component is installed and operational)
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Confirm Spatial component version matches affected releasesCross-reference the version from the previous query with the list of affected versions: 9.2.0.8, 9.2.0.8DV, 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.2, or 10.2.0.3Affected if The installed Spatial component version exactly matches one of these five versions
If the Oracle Database is running version 9.2.0.8, 9.2.0.8DV, 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.2, or 10.2.0.3 AND the Spatial component is installed and valid, the environment is affected by this CVE.
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 (CPU) for the affected database versions; specifically the October 2007 CPU or subsequent updates that address this vulnerability in the Spatial component.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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-2007-5515 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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