Multiple buffer overflows in MDSYS.MD in Oracle Database 8.1.7.4, 9.0.1.5, 9.2.0.7, and 10.1.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause…

published 2007-01-17 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-0274

cvss: 8.5; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 7.3%; EPSS 7.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits: 0; none known

Multiple buffer overflows in MDSYS.MD in Oracle Database 8.1.7.4, 9.0.1.5, 9.2.0.7, and 10.1.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving certain public procedures, aka DB05.

Patch / fix

links 2

secunia.com/advisories/23794 advisory
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-017A.html advisory

Exploit prediction

7.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	8.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Technology feeds

Oracle Database rss critical rss

References

secunia.com /advisories/23794
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
us-cert.gov /cas/techalerts/TA07-017A.html
third-party-advisory, patch, us-government-resource
securityfocus.com /bid/22083
vdb-entry
osvdb.org /32911
vdb-entry
securityfocus.com /archive/1/458038/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
appsecinc.com /resources/alerts/oracle/2007-05.shtml
securityfocus.com /archive/1/474047/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
oracle.com /technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2007-101493.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/31541
vdb-entry
securitytracker.com /id?1017522
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2007-0272
NVD CVE-2007-0272

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Summary