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Oracle: Apply Out-of-Band Patch for Database Flaw ASAP

August 15, 2018

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Flaw in the Java VM component of Oracle’s Database Server is easily exploitable, security experts warn.

Oracle this week urged organizations to immediately patch a critical vulnerability in multiple versions of Oracle database that gives attackers a way to completely compromise the technology and gain root access to the underlying server.

The flaw [CVE-2018-3110] exists in the Java VM component of Oracle’s Database Server and affects versions 11.2.0.4 and 12.2.0.1 on Windows. It also impacts Oracle Database version 12.1.0.2 on Windows and Oracle Database on Linux and Unix. However, patches for these particular versions of the database were issued with Oracle’s July 2018 monthly patch update.

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