CVE-2007-5517
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 Oracle Portal component in Oracle Application Server 10.1.2.0.2 and 10.1.4.1, and Collaboration Suite 10.1.2, has unknown impact and remote attack vectors, aka AS02.
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 Portal component affecting Application Server versions 10.1.2.0.2 and 10.1.4.1, and Collaboration Suite 10.1.2. The nature of the flaw is unspecified in public documentation, but CVSS 7.5 indicates high severity with network-exploitable attack vectors.
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= 10.1.2.0.2= 10.1.4.1= 10.1.2CVSS 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 Oracle product installationLocate Oracle inventory files or check for Oracle Application Server/Collaboration Suite installation directories. Common locations include $ORACLE_HOME and /etc/oraInst.loc on Unix or the Oracle inventory registry on Windows.Affected if The product is Oracle Application Server version 10.1.2.0.2 or 10.1.4.1, or Oracle Collaboration Suite version 10.1.2.
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Verify installed version numberRun 'opatch lsinventory' or check the Oracle inventory for the exact version string. You can also check the ORACLE_HOME/oraInventory/ContentsXML/oraclehomeproperties.xml file.Affected if The reported version matches exactly 10.1.2.0.2, 10.1.4.1, or 10.1.2 for the respective product.
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Confirm Oracle Portal component is presentCheck if the Portal component is installed by examining the Oracle AS instance configuration. Look for portal-specific directories under ORACLE_HOME or query the Oracle Enterprise Manager for installed components.Affected if Oracle Portal component is installed and configured in the affected Application Server or Collaboration Suite environment.
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Check if Portal HTTP listener is exposedVerify that the Oracle Portal HTTP server or OC4J_Portal instance is running and listening on network ports (typically ports 7777, 7778, or 8888 for Oracle AS). Use 'netstat -an' or similar to check for listening services.Affected if The Portal interface is accessible over the network, indicating a remote attack vector exists.
A user is affected if they have Oracle Application Server 10.1.2.0.2 or 10.1.4.1, or Oracle Collaboration Suite 10.1.2, with the Oracle Portal component installed and 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 dataOracle released patches for this vulnerability; apply the relevant Critical Patch Update (CPU) for October 2007. If running unsupported versions, upgrade to a supported Oracle Application Server release as these versions are long end-of-life.
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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-2007-5517 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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