Buffer overflow in Oracle Database Server

CVE-2007-4517

Buffer overflow in the XDB.XDB_PITRIG_PKG.PITRIG_DROPMETADATA procedure in Oracle 10g R2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) OWNER or (2) NAME argument.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2007-11-08 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.054 (92.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.054 · newest: 0.054 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Oracle Database Server — versions release_2

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

secunia.com/advisories/27526 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3803 (vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38318 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/26374 (vdb-entry)
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (third-party-advisory)
securityreason.com/securityalert/8524 (third-party-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483434/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)