CVE-2008-3979

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 32.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-01-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Oracle Database 10G: 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.2

References

http://osvdb.org/51354
http://secunia.com/advisories/33525
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2009-097901.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500061/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33177
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021561
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0115
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8074
http://osvdb.org/51354
http://secunia.com/advisories/33525
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2009-097901.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500061/100/0/threaded

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