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Hi All,
i am not sure if this has already been posted or not, but......
--29 June 2001 Oracle8i Database Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Security experts found and disclosed a pair of vulnerabilities in the
standard and enterprise editions of Oracle8i database. The Transport
Network Substrate (TNS) Listener has a buffer overflow vulnerability;
a flaw in the SQL Net protocol leaves the system vulnerable to
denial-of- service attacks. Patches are available.
http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO61802,00.html
-bill
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Author: Bill Conner
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