CVE-2008-1820

Unspecified vulnerability in the Data Pump component in Oracle Database 9.2.0.8, 10.1.0.5, 10.2.0.3, and 11.1.0.6 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors related to KUPF$FILE_INT, aka DB11. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the April 2008 CPU. Oracle has not commented on reliable researcher claims that DB11 is for a buffer overflow in the SYS.KUPF$FILE_INT.GET_FULL_FILENAME procedure.

Published: 2008-04-16 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1820 is rated Moderate Risk (44.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.08%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1820

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.25% 2.08% +0.84%
2 2025-12-16 1.69% 1.25% -0.44%
3 2025-06-06 1.69%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1820

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1820

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1820

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle database_10g 10.1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_10g:10.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database_10g 10.2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_10g:10.2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database_11g 11.1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_11g:11.1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle database_9i 9.2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_9i:9.2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1820

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