CVE-2008-5437
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 Job Queue component in Oracle Database 9.2.0.8, 9.2.0.8DV, 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.4, and 11.1.0.6 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity, related to DBMS_IJOB.
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 Database's Job Queue component (DBMS_IJOB) allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity. The CVSS 5.5 indicates network-exploitable but requires valid database credentials, suggesting the flaw enables authenticated users to potentially access or modify job queue data beyond their intended permissions.
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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 data= 10.1.0.5= 10.2.0.4= 11.1.0.6= 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
- 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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Identify installed Oracle Database versionConnect to the database as a privileged user (e.g., SYS) and run: SELECT VERSION FROM V$INSTANCE; or SELECT VERSION FROM PRODUCT_COMPONENT_VERSION WHERE PRODUCT LIKE 'Oracle Database%';Affected if The version matches 9.2.0.8, 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.4, or 11.1.0.6 (or any version through these release points)
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Verify DBMS_IJOB package existenceRun: SELECT OWNER, OBJECT_NAME, OBJECT_TYPE FROM DBA_OBJECTS WHERE OBJECT_NAME = 'DBMS_IJOB' AND OBJECT_TYPE = 'PACKAGE';Affected if The package exists in the database (this is the vulnerable component)
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Check execute privileges on DBMS_IJOBRun: SELECT GRANTEE, OWNER, TABLE_NAME, PRIVILEGE FROM DBA_TAB_PRIVS WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'DBMS_IJOB';Affected if Non-privileged or unauthorized users have been granted EXECUTE access on DBMS_IJOB beyond what their role requires
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Audit recent job queue modificationsRun: SELECT * FROM DBA_OBJECTS WHERE OBJECT_NAME LIKE 'DBMS_%JOB%' AND LAST_DDL_TIME > SYSDATE - 30; to check for recent changes to job-related objects.Affected if Unexpected modifications to job queue objects exist
Your environment is affected if you run any of the listed Oracle Database versions (9i, 10g, or 11g through the specified patches) AND the DBMS_IJOB package is present with potentially over-privileged users having access to it.
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 for the affected versions, or upgrade to a supported Oracle Database version. Additionally, enforce least privilege for database users and restrict network exposure of the database listener.
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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-2008-5437 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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