CVE-2019-5278
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 · uneditedThere is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Advanced Packages feature of the Gauss100 OLTP database in CampusInsight before V100R019C00SPC200. Attackers who gain the specific permission can use this vulnerability by sending elaborate SQL statements to the database. Successful exploit of this vulnerability may cause the database to crash.
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 confidenceAn out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the Advanced Packages feature of the Gauss100 OLTP database in CampusInsight. Attackers with the specific required permissions can exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted SQL statements, causing the database to crash.
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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= v100r019c00CVSS 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
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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 CampusInsight installationLocate the CampusInsight installation directory or check for CampusInsight processes running on the system. On Linux, run 'ps -ef | grep -i campus' or check for installation directories like /opt/CampusInsight or similar. On the web interface, log in and navigate to the About or System Information page.Affected if CampusInsight is not installed on the system
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Check CampusInsight versionAccess the CampusInsight web interface and go to System > About, or run the command 'version' in the CampusInsight CLI if available. Alternatively, check installation logs or configuration files for the version string.Affected if The installed version is exactly v100r019c00 (this specific version is vulnerable)
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Verify Gauss100 OLTP database presenceCampusInsight uses the Gauss100 OLTP database internally. Check if the gaussdb process or related database processes are running on the system using 'ps -ef | grep gauss' or by checking database configuration files.Affected if The Gauss100 OLTP database is not present or not in use by CampusInsight
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Confirm Advanced Packages feature accessibilityThe vulnerability exists in the Advanced Packages feature. Log into CampusInsight and navigate to check if the Advanced Packages functionality is available or enabled in the web interface or CLI. This feature is part of the database management tools.Affected if The Advanced Packages feature is not present or not accessible in your CampusInsight installation
You are affected if CampusInsight is installed with version v100r019c00 and the Advanced Packages feature of the Gauss100 OLTP database is accessible.
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 dataUpgrade CampusInsight to version V100R019C00SPC200 or later to obtain the patched Gauss100 OLTP database, or apply vendor-supplied patches.
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- Review / QA8.0 h
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