CVE-2008-5436
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 OLAP component in Oracle Database 9.2.0.8, 9.2.0.8DV, 10.1.0.5, and 10.2.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to affect integrity and availability via unknown vectors.
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 Oracle OLAP component affecting versions 9.2.0.8, 9.2.0.8DV, 10.1.0.5, and 10.2.0.4. Allows remote authenticated users to impact integrity and availability via unknown attack vectors. The specific vulnerability details are not disclosed.
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= 10.2.0.4= 9.2.0.8CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/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 Database versionConnect to the database as a privileged user and run: SELECT VERSION FROM PRODUCT_COMPONENT_VERSION WHERE PRODUCT LIKE 'Oracle%'; Or query V$VERSION for the banner.Affected if The version matches 9.2.0.8, 9.2.0.8DV, 10.1.0.5, or 10.2.0.4.
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Confirm OLAP component is installedQuery the data dictionary: SELECT COMP_NAME, VERSION, STATUS FROM DBA_REGISTRY WHERE COMP_NAME LIKE '%OLAP%';Affected if An OLAP component entry exists in the registry with a version matching the affected versions.
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Check OLAP component statusReview the STATUS column from the previous query to see if the OLAP component is VALID or INVALID.Affected if The OLAP component shows as VALID and the database version is in the affected range.
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Verify remote access configurationCheck if the database accepts remote connections by reviewing the LISTENER.ORA and SQLNET.ORA configuration files, or by querying: SELECT VALUE FROM V$PARAMETER WHERE NAME='remote_os_authent';Affected if Remote authentication is enabled and the database is exposed to network access.
A user is affected if their Oracle Database version is 9.2.0.8, 9.2.0.8DV, 10.1.0.5, or 10.2.0.4 AND the OLAP component is installed and valid.
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 (January 2009 or later) addressing this vulnerability, or upgrade to a currently supported Oracle Database version as these legacy releases are past extended support.
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- Review / QA4.0 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-2008-5436 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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