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Oracle Database: Critical Patch Update - October 2021 (CVE-2021-35551)

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Oracle Database: Critical Patch Update - October 2021 (CVE-2021-35551)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/20/2021
Created
01/25/2022
Added
01/19/2022
Modified
01/19/2022

Description

Vulnerability in the RDBMS Security component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.0.1, 19c and 21c. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker having DBA privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise RDBMS Security. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of RDBMS Security as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of RDBMS Security accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.5 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H).

Solution(s)

  • oracle-apply-oct-2021-cpu

References

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