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CVE-2010-0072

10.0 · HIGH

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Secure Backup component in Oracle Secure Backup 10.2.0.3 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors.

Published Jan 13, 2010oracleEPSS 6.07%

Overview

CVE-2010-0072 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting oracle secure_backup. It was published on January 13, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Secure Backup component in Oracle Secure Backup 10.2.0.3 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the January 2010 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a reliable researcher that this is a buffer overflow in observiced.exe that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a "reverse lookup of connections" to TCP port 10000.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from oracle. Update secure_backup to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-0072?

CVE-2010-0072 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting oracle secure_backup. It was published on January 13, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2010-0072?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2010-0072?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from oracle. Update secure_backup to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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