CVE-2008-2600
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 Spatial component in Oracle Database 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.3, and 11.1.0.6 has unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors related to MDSYS.SDO_TOPO_MAP.
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 confidenceUnspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Spatial component (MDSYS.SDO_TOPO_MAP) allows remote authenticated attackers to impact Oracle Database versions 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.3, and 11.1.0.6. The CVSS 6.5 score indicates medium severity with attack complexity that favors the attacker.
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= 10.2.0.3= 11.1.0.6all versionsCVSS 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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Check Oracle Database versionRun SELECT VERSION FROM v$instance; or SELECT BANNER FROM v$version; to identify the installed Oracle Database version.Affected if The version is 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.3, or 11.1.0.6.
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Verify Oracle Spatial component is installedQuery SELECT comp_name, version, status FROM dba_registry WHERE comp_name LIKE '%Spatial%'; to check if the Spatial component is installed.Affected if Oracle Spatial shows as INSTALLED with a valid version.
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Confirm MDSYS schema existsRun SELECT username FROM dba_users WHERE username = 'MDSYS'; to verify the MDSYS schema is present.Affected if The MDSYS user account exists in the database.
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Check SDO_TOPO_MAP object accessibilityQuery SELECT owner, object_name, object_type FROM dba_objects WHERE object_name = 'SDO_TOPO_MAP'; to see if the SDO_TOPO_MAP object exists and who can access it.Affected if The SDO_TOPO_MAP object exists and is accessible to non-MDSYS users.
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Review privileges on MDSYS schema objectsRun SELECT grantee, privilege FROM dba_tab_privs WHERE owner = 'MDSYS'; to list users or roles granted access to MDSYS-owned objects.Affected if Non-privileged database users have been granted EXECUTE or other privileges on MDSYS objects.
You are affected if your Oracle Database version is 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.3, or 11.1.0.6 and the Oracle Spatial component with the MDSYS schema is installed and accessible to authenticated users.
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. Alternatively, restrict network access to the database and limit privileges for the MDSYS schema until patching can be completed.
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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-2008-2600 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.
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- 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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