CVE-2008-1816
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 10.1.0.5 and 10.2.0.3 have unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors related to (1) SDO_UTIL in the Oracle Spatial component, aka DB05; or (2) fine grained auditing in the Audit component, aka DB14. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the Oracle CPU. Oracle has not commented on reliable researcher claims that DB05 is SQL injection.
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 confidenceThis CVE addresses two distinct vulnerabilities in Oracle Database 10g (versions 10.1.0.5 and 10.2.0.3): an SQL injection vulnerability in the SDO_UTIL function within the Oracle Spatial component (DB05), and an unspecified vulnerability in fine-grained auditing within the Audit component (DB14). Both require remote authenticated access for exploitation.
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= 10.1.0.5= 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
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
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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Check Oracle Database versionExecute: SELECT VERSION FROM PRODUCT_COMPONENT_VERSION WHERE PRODUCT LIKE 'Oracle%';Affected if version equals 10.1.0.5 or 10.2.0.3 exactly
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Verify Oracle Spatial component is installedExecute: SELECT OWNER, OBJECT_NAME FROM ALL_OBJECTS WHERE OBJECT_NAME LIKE 'SDO_UTIL%' AND OBJECT_TYPE IN ('FUNCTION','PROCEDURE','PACKAGE');Affected if SDO_UTIL objects exist in the database (component DB05 is present)
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Check if SDO_UTIL functions are accessible to application usersReview grants on SDO_UTIL objects: SELECT GRANTEE, TABLE_NAME, PRIVILEGE FROM DBA_TAB_PRIVS WHERE TABLE_NAME LIKE 'SDO_UTIL%';Affected if non-privileged users or application schemas have EXECUTE grants on SDO_UTIL
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Check fine-grained auditing policiesExecute: SELECT POLICY_NAME, AUDIT_TRAIL, ENABLED FROM DBA_AUDIT_POLICIES;Affected if fine-grained auditing (DB14) policies are enabled or configured
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Verify remote network listener is enabledCheck listener status: lsnrctl status or check LISTENER in V$LISTENER; also verify REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT parameter: SELECT VALUE FROM V$PARAMETER WHERE NAME='remote_os_authent';Affected if database accepts remote connections and REMOTE_OS_AUTHENT is set to TRUE or listener is exposed to network
Environment is affected only if Oracle Database version is exactly 10.1.0.5 or 10.2.0.3 AND either Oracle Spatial with SDO_UTIL is accessible to authenticated users or fine-grained auditing is in use, and the database is accessible to remote authenticated attackers.
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 the relevant Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for this CVE. Additionally, review and sanitize all SQL queries that utilize SDO_UTIL functions, and verify that fine-grained auditing configurations are properly secured.
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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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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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