CVE-2013-3781
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 Outside In Technology component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 8.3.7, 8.4.0, and 8.4.1 allows context-dependent attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Outside In Filters, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-3776.
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 · high confidenceThis is an unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Outside In Technology component used in Oracle Fusion Middleware versions 8.3.7, 8.4.0, and 8.4.1. The vulnerability exists in the Outside In Filters and allows context-dependent attackers to affect availability (denial of service) through unknown vectors.
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= 8.3.7.0= 8.4= 8.4.1CVSS 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
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/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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Verify Oracle Fusion Middleware is installedCheck the Oracle Central Inventory (oraInventory) located at $ORACLE_HOME/../oraInventory or look for Fusion Middleware installation directories under $ORACLE_HOMEAffected if Oracle Fusion Middleware is not found in the inventory or installed directories, then this CVE does not apply
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Identify Fusion Middleware home and versionLocate the Fusion Middleware Oracle Home directory and check the version.properties or inventory.xml file for the exact version number (typically found in $ORACLE_HOME/inventory/ContentsXML or $ORACLE_HOME/VERSION file)Affected if The installed version matches exactly 8.3.7.0, 8.4.0, or 8.4.1 as listed in the affected versions for this CVE
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Confirm Outside In Technology component presenceCheck for the presence of Outside In Technology by examining the Fusion Middleware installation for the 'outside_in' directory or the filters component under the Oracle Home, typically found in $ORACLE_HOME/outside_in or within the Imaging and Process Management componentsAffected if The Outside In Filters component is installed as part of the Fusion Middleware installation and the version matches the affected versions listed (8.3.7.0, 8.4.0, or 8.4.1)
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Use Oracle OPatch to verify installed patch stateRun 'opatch lsinventory' from the Fusion Middleware Oracle Home to list all installed patches and versions. Compare the output against CVE-2013-3781 to see if the July 2013 Critical Patch Update has been appliedAffected if OPatch shows no patch for CVE-2013-3781 (July 2013 CPU) and the version is one of the affected versions (8.3.7.0, 8.4.0, 8.4.1)
If Oracle Fusion Middleware is installed with version 8.3.7.0, 8.4.0, or 8.4.1 and the July 2013 Critical Patch Update has not been applied, the environment is affected by this CVE.
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 released in July 2013 which addresses this vulnerability in affected Fusion Middleware versions.
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- Implementation3.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-3781 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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