CVE-2008-2592
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 Advanced Replication component in Oracle Database 9.0.1.5 FIPS+, 9.2.0.8, 9.2.0.8DV, 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.4, and 11.1.0.6 has unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors related to SYS.DBMS_DEFER_SYS. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the Oracle July 2008 CPU. Oracle has not commented on reliable researcher claims that this is a SQL injection vulnerability in the DELETE_TRAN procedure.
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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the SYS.DBMS_DEFER_SYS package's DELETE_TRAN procedure within Oracle Database's Advanced Replication component. Exploitable by remote authenticated users, allowing injection of malicious SQL statements. Affects Oracle 9i, 10g, and 11g versions.
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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 dataall versions= 9.2.0.8= 10.1.0.5= 9.0.1.5= 9.2.0.8= 10.2.0.4= 11.1.0.6CVSS 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 versionQuery V$VERSION or execute SELECT * FROM V$VERSION to obtain the database version bannerAffected if The version matches 9.0.1.5, 9.2.0.8, 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.4, or 11.1.0.6, or falls within the 9i/10g/11g family where the patch was not applied
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Verify Advanced Replication component is installedQuery SELECT COMP_NAME, VERSION, STATUS FROM DBA_REGISTRY WHERE COMP_NAME = 'Advanced Replication';Affected if The component shows as INSTALLED or VALID in the status column
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Confirm DBMS_DEFER_SYS package existsQuery SELECT OWNER, OBJECT_NAME FROM DBA_OBJECTS WHERE OBJECT_NAME = 'DBMS_DEFER_SYS' AND OBJECT_TYPE = 'PACKAGE';Affected if The package exists in the SYS schema (OWNER = 'SYS')
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Check privileges granted on DBMS_DEFER_SYSQuery SELECT GRANTEE, PRIVILEGE FROM DBA_TAB_PRIVS WHERE OWNER = 'SYS' AND TABLE_NAME = 'DBMS_DEFER_SYS';Affected if Non-privileged users (other than SYS, SYSTEM, or trusted admin accounts) have EXECUTE privilege on the package
The environment is affected if the Oracle Database version is 9i, 10g, or 11g with Advanced Replication installed and the DBMS_DEFER_SYS package is accessible to users who should not have replication privileges.
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 Update July 2008 or later. If patching is not feasible, disable the Advanced Replication feature and restrict access to the DBMS_DEFER_SYS package via privilege revocation.
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