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Secure BackupApplication · Oracle

CVE-2010-0907

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2010-07-13
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Secure Backup 10.3.0.1 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0898, CVE-2010-0899, CVE-2010-0904, and CVE-2010-0906.

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 confidence

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Secure Backup 10.3.0.1 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors. The CVSS 10 score indicates critical severity with trivial exploitability, suggesting unauthenticated remote exploitation is possible.

MitigationApply Oracle Critical Patch Update for April 2010 or later, or upgrade to a supported version of Oracle Secure Backup as this 2010 vulnerability affects an end-of-life product version.

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
Secure BackupApplication
Affected:= 10.3.0.1

CVSS 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
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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 checks

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  1. Confirm Oracle Secure Backup is installed
    Check for Oracle Secure Backup installation by looking for the 'ob' command line tool (ob) or the 'osb' service process. On Unix systems, run 'which ob' or check for processes named 'ob'. On Windows, check for Oracle Secure Backup in Add/Remove Programs or look for installation directories like 'C:\Oracle\Secure Backup' or 'C:\Program Files\Oracle\Secure Backup'.
    Affected if Oracle Secure Backup software is present on the system
  2. Identify the installed version number
    Run the 'ob' command with version flag, typically 'ob --version' or 'ob -version'. If the command is not in PATH, navigate to the Oracle Secure Backup installation directory (commonly /usr/local/oracle/securebackup/bin or C:\Oracle\Secure Backup\bin) and run './ob --version'.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 10.3.0.1
  3. Verify Oracle Secure Backup network exposure
    Check if the Oracle Secure Backup server or client is listening on network ports. Common ports are 10000-10010 for the Oracle Secure Backup service. Run 'netstat -an | grep -E "1000[0-9]|10010"' on Unix or 'netstat -an | findstr "1000"' on Windows to identify listening ports. Also check firewall rules for inbound allow rules targeting these ports.
    Affected if Oracle Secure Backup services are accessible from the network (non-loopback addresses)
  4. Check if authentication is enforced
    Review Oracle Secure Backup configuration files (typically in the 'admin' subdirectory of the installation) for authentication settings. Look for 'authentication required' settings or check if the 'nobody' or anonymous user has access. The default configuration file is often named 'config' or 'ob.config'.
    Affected if Authentication is disabled or set to minimal/no authentication

The environment is affected only if Oracle Secure Backup version 10.3.0.1 is installed AND the service is network-accessible, as the CVE allows remote unauthenticated attacks.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply Oracle Critical Patch Update for April 2010 or later, or upgrade to a supported version of Oracle Secure Backup as this 2010 vulnerability affects an end-of-life product version.

Fix this in Secure Backup Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • 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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