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Communications ApplicationsApplication · Oracle

CVE-2015-2608

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2015-10-21
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 12.1.0 or later.
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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 (1) the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router (DSR) component in Oracle Communications Applications 4.1.6 and earlier, 5.1.0 and earlier, 6.0.2 and earlier, and 7.1.0 and earlier; (2) the Oracle Communications Performance Intelligence Center Software component in Oracle Communications Applications 9.0.3 and earlier and 10.1.5 and earlier; (3) the Oracle Communications Policy Management component in Oracle Communications Applications 9.9.0 and earlier, 10.5.0 and earlier, 11.5.0 and earlier, and 12.1.0 and earlier; and (4) the Oracle Communications Tekelec HLR Router component in Oracle Communications Applications 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to PMAC.

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 Communications Applications affecting multiple products (DSR, Performance Intelligence Center, Policy Management, Tekelec HLR Router) related to the PMAC (Performance Monitoring and Analytics Component) component. Allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability with CVSS 10.0 critical severity indicating complete system compromise is possible.

MitigationApply Oracle Critical Patch Updates (CPU) for affected versions. If immediate patching is not possible, consider network segmentation to restrict access to PMAC interfaces and monitor for anomalous activity on affected systems.

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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
Communications ApplicationsApplication
Affected:<= 12.1.0

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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed Oracle Communications Applications products
    Review system inventory or use package management tools to list installed Oracle Communications products, specifically looking for DSR, Performance Intelligence Center, Policy Management, or Tekelec HLR Router
    Affected if Any of these products are present on the system
  2. Verify PMAC component is present and enabled
    Check system configuration or running services for PMAC (Performance Monitoring and Analytics Component) - inspect PMAC-related services, processes, or configuration files if they exist in your environment
    Affected if PMAC component is installed and running
  3. Determine installed product version
    Use the product-specific version command or check product documentation to obtain the exact version number of the installed Oracle Communications Application
    Affected if Version is 12.1.0 or lower
  4. Confirm PMAC interface accessibility
    Check network configuration to determine if PMAC management or analytics interfaces are network-accessible (review firewall rules, listening services, and network bindings for PMAC-related ports)
    Affected if PMAC interfaces are exposed on the network without adequate access controls

A system is affected if it runs any Oracle Communications Applications product (DSR, Performance Intelligence Center, Policy Management, or Tekelec HLR Router) with PMAC component enabled at version 12.1.0 or lower.

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

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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 data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 12.1.0
Interim mitigation

Apply Oracle Critical Patch Updates (CPU) for affected versions. If immediate patching is not possible, consider network segmentation to restrict access to PMAC interfaces and monitor for anomalous activity on affected systems.

Fix this in Communications Applications Scoped from the published advisory
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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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