NTA Monitor

Latest News

New version of network scanning tool arp-scan released

15th March 2011 A new version of a respected and popular network scanning tool has been released. Read More

Tests show rise in number of vulnerabilities affecting web applications with SQL Injection and XSS most common flaws

1st March 2011 SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) were the most common flaws found in web applications in 2010 according to results from tests carried out by NTA Monitor. Read More

Assess risk to manage effects of budget cuts

9th February 2011 Signs of economic recovery may be appearing in some industries, but for most organisations - particularly in the public sector - budget cuts and cost savings are here to stay for the foreseeable future. Read More

"Basic security threats not changed in 15 years"

1st February 2011 There may have been significant technological advances to the hardware and software organisations use, but according to Roy Hills, who co-founded NTA Monitor in 1996, the basic security threats have not changed in the last 15 years. Read More
Date: 4th March 2006
Risk: Medium

Oracle's most recent quarterly patch, issued in January 2006, detailed all patches currently available for 82 security risks.

Some of these risks enable arbitrary programs to be overwritten, SQL injection attacks to be launched and private information to be accessed.

Many users of Oracle databases tend to consider that they are not at great risk, largely because their servers tend to be behind firewalls. However, this isn't always the case and it is still crucial that all Oracle users download the vendor's patches as soon as possible.

As Oracle now issues its Critical Patch Updates once a quarter, users will have to wait until 18th April for any further patches.

References

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1850398,00.asp http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_cpu_jan_2006.html http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/pdf/cpujan2006.html