CVE-2009-1979 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 76.4% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Network Authentication component in Oracle Database 10.1.0.5 and 10.2.0.4 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the October 2009 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from an independent researcher that this is related to improper validation of the AUTH_SESSKEY parameter length that leads to arbitrary code execution.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 76.36% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-10-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| oracle | database server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Oracle 10gR2 - TNS Listener AUTH_SESSKEY Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-11-24 |
| exploit-db | Oracle Database 10.1.0.5 < 10.2.0.4 - AUTH_SESSKEY Length Validation Remote Buffer Overflow | 2009-10-30 |
References
- http://blogs.conus.info/node/28
- http://osvdb.org/59110
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37027
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2009-096303.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507598/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36747
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023057
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-294A.html
- http://blogs.conus.info/node/28
- http://osvdb.org/59110
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37027
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2009-096303.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507598/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36747
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023057
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-294A.html
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