Re: Patch available for multiple critical flaws in Oracle

From: Marc Bejarano (bugtraq_at_beej.org)
Date: 12/18/04

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    Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 13:26:15 -0400
    To: "NGSSoftware Insight Security Research" <nisr@nextgenss.com>
    
    

    At 18:08 8/31/2004, NGSSoftware Insight Security Research wrote:
    >Researchers at NGSSoftware have discovered multiple critical
    >vulnerabilities in Oracle Database Server and Oracle Application Server.
    >Versions affected include
    >
    >Oracle Database 10g Release 1 Version 10.1.0.2
    >Oracle9i Database Server Release 2, versions 9.2.0.4 and 9.2.0.5
    >Oracle9i Database Server Release 1, versions 9.0.1.4, 9.0.1.5 and 9.0.4
    >Oracle8i Database Server Release 3, version 8.1.7.4
    >Oracle Application Server 10g (9.0.4), versions 9.0.4.0 and 9.0.4.1
    >Oracle9i Application Server Release 2, versions 9.0.2.3 and 9.0.3.1
    >Oracle9i Application Server Release 1, version 1.0.2.2
    >
    >The vulnerabilities range from buffer overflow issues, PL/SQL Injection,
    >trigger abuse, character set conversion bugs and denial of service. On the
    >31st of August 2004 Oracle released a set of patches to address all of
    >these issues (and for other flaws found by other researchers.) This patch
    >set can be downloaded from the Metalink website - http://metalink.oracle.com/.
    >
    >NGSSoftware are going to withhold details about these flaws for three
    >months. Full details will be published on the 31st of November 2004. This
    >three month window will allow Oracle database administrators the time
    >needed to test and apply the patch set before the details are released to
    >the general public. This reflects NGSSoftware's new approach to
    >responsible disclosure.

    ok. it's been three months. show us the goods, please :)

    marc


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