CVE-2011-3531
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 Web Services Manager component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.3, 11.1.1.4, and 11.1.1.5 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Web Services Security.
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 Web Services Manager component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.3, 11.1.1.4, and 11.1.1.5 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Web Services Security. The CVSS 5 score indicates a moderate-severity denial-of-service type issue with unspecified exploitation details.
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= 11.1.1.3.0= 11.1.1.4.0= 11.1.1.5.0CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 if Oracle Fusion Middleware is installedLocate the Oracle inventory directory (typically $ORACLE_HOME/oraInventory on Unix or ORACLE_BASE on Windows) or check for common installation paths such as $ORACLE_HOME/fmw, /app/oracle/fmw, or C:\oracle\fmwAffected if Oracle Fusion Middleware software exists on the system
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Determine the exact version of Oracle Fusion MiddlewareRun 'opatch lsinventory' from the Oracle home directory, or read the Oracle inventory file (inventory.xml) in the oraInventory directory, or check the installation logs for version 11.1.1.3.0, 11.1.1.4.0, or 11.1.1.5.0Affected if The installed version matches exactly 11.1.1.3.0, 11.1.1.4.0, or 11.1.1.5.0
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Verify Oracle Web Services Manager component is presentCheck for the presence of Oracle Web Services Manager (OWSM) directories under the Oracle Fusion Middleware home, typically found in $ORACLE_HOME/oracle_common/modules/oracle.owsm, or run 'opatch lsinventory' and look for patches related to oracle.owsmAffected if The OWSM/Oracle Web Services Manager component is installed in the affected Fusion Middleware version
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Confirm Web Services Security feature is enabledReview the Oracle Web Services Manager configuration files (typically located in $ORACLE_HOME/user_projects/domains or within the Oracle Enterprise Manager console) to verify that web services security policies are configured and activeAffected if Web services with OWSM security policies are deployed and active in the environment
A system is affected if it runs Oracle Fusion Middleware versions 11.1.1.3.0, 11.1.1.4.0, or 11.1.1.5.0 with the Oracle Web Services Manager component installed and web services security enabled.
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 (CPU) for October 2011 or later, or upgrade to a patched version of Oracle Fusion Middleware. If patching is not feasible, review web services configurations and implement additional network-level controls to limit exposure.
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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-2011-3531 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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