Re: Apply CPUJan2006 or wait for 9.2.0.8

  • From: Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: poelsb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:52:11 -0800

It depends on how vulnerable you think you are.

Anyone with access to an Oracle database can potentially own
the db via the DB18 security bug uncovered by Imperva.

The JAN 2006 CPU (one would hope) successfully closes this hole.

Jared


On 2/13/06, Ben Poels <poelsb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I have heard that 9.2.0.8 will be the terminal release for Oracle9i and
> that
> it is not too far off in the future. Anyone have any better info on when
> it
> will be released?
> I am trying to decide whether to apply the CPUJan2006 patch or wait for
> 9.2.0.8
> which I am sure will include the Jan patch. Thanks,
>
> Ben Poels
> Queen's University
>
>
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Jared Still
Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist

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