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CVE-2007-5506 Oracle Database Server

Affected softwareOracle Database Server
Severity7.8 High CVSS 2.0
WeaknessCWE-399
Published17 Oct 2007
Updated16 Jun 2026

Description

The Core RDBMS component in Oracle Database 9.0.1.5+, 9.2.0.8, 9.2.0.8DV, 10.1.0.5, and 10.2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted type 6 Data packet, aka DB20.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 19 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 3.1% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review human Researcher
  • Record active
Decided by Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

1 product, 5 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd oracle database server generic 9.0.1.5 · 9.2.0.8 · 9.2.0.8dv · 10.1.0.5 · 10.2.0.3

References

URLTags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=119332677525918&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/27251 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27409
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3244
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2007-092913.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/482424/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018823
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-290A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3524

Timeline

Published2007-10-17By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.