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CVE-2009-1979

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 76.36% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-10-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0. It affects Oracle. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 76.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
arbitrary code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2009-1979
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
10
EPSS
76.36%
Oracle

Original NVD 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.