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Sid
16383

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in database 10g.

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Impact:
 Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. 

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Detailed Information:
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Spatial component in Oracle Database 10.1.0.5 and 10.2.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors.  NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the January 2009 CPU.  Oracle has not commented on reliable researcher claims that this issue is a SQL injection vulnerability that allows remote authenticated users to gain MDSYS privileges via the MDSYS.SDO TOPO DROP FTBL trigger.

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Affected Systems:
Oracle database 10g 10.1.0.5
Oracle database 10g 10.2.0.2

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Attack Scenarios:


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Ease of Attack:
Medium.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2008-3979:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2008-3979
  
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