CVE-2008-5440
Unspecified vulnerability in the TimesTen Data Server component in Oracle Database 7.0.5.0.0 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the January 2009 CPU. Oracle has not commented on reliable researcher claims that this is a format string vulnerability via the msg parameter in the evtdump CGI module.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 11.9% (96th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-5417)
- Published
- January 14, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5417 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- oracle / timesten in-memory database
References
- http://joxeankoret.com/blog/?p=41
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33525(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2009-097901.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500078/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500080/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33177
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0115(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-004
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-004/
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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