CVE-2009-1964
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 Workspace Manager component in Oracle Database 10.2.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity 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 confidenceCVE-2009-1964 is an unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Database Workspace Manager component version 10.2.0.4 that allows remote authenticated users to impact confidentiality and integrity through unknown attack vectors. The specific vulnerability mechanism and exploitation method are not disclosed in available documentation.
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= 10.2.0.4CVSS 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 Oracle Database installationQuery the database instance version using: SELECT VERSION FROM V$INSTANCE; or check the ORACLE_HOME directory and bin/oracle executable.Affected if The database version returned is 10.2.0.4 exactly.
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Locate Oracle Database binariesCheck for the presence of Oracle Database binaries in the ORACLE_HOME path (commonly at $ORACLE_HOME/bin/oracle on Unix or %ORACLE_HOME%\bin\oracle.exe on Windows) and verify the version property of the oracle executable if accessible.Affected if The binary version corresponds to Oracle Database 10.2.0.4.
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Confirm Workspace Manager component presenceQuery for the WMSYS schema or Workspace Manager objects: SELECT OWNER, OBJECT_NAME FROM DBA_OBJECTS WHERE OWNER = 'WMSYS'; or check for the WM_WORKSPACE$ table.Affected if The WMSYS schema or Workspace Manager objects exist in the database.
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Verify database network listener statusRun lsnrctl status to check if the Oracle Listener is active and accepting remote connections.Affected if The listener is running and the database accepts remote authenticated connections.
A user is affected if their Oracle Database Server is version 10.2.0.4 and the Workspace Manager component (WMSYS schema) is present and accessible, especially if the database accepts remote authenticated connections.
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 June 2009 that addresses this Workspace Manager vulnerability. Restrict network access to database services and follow least-privilege principles for user accounts 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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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