Do not connect Oracle DB to the Internet. Oracle Alert #59

Important: Please read the following Oracle Alert.

We strongly recommend that you do not connect the Oracle Database directly to the Internet.

Got your attention? That is what is in the Alert. These alerts are beginning to come all too often. Sounds just like Microsoft's software, yeah?

Buffer Overflow in Oracle Database Server Binaries This is with the Oracle kernel/binary itself ie 'oracle' or 'oracleO' file in $ORACLE_HOME/bin.

Description
A potential buffer overflow has been discovered in the “oracle” and “oracleO” (the letter O) binaries of the Oracle Database. A knowledgeable and malicious local user can exploit this buffer overflow to execute code on the operating system hosting the Oracle Database server. Products Affected
· Oracle 9i Database Release 2, Version 9.2.x · Oracle 9i Database Release 1, Version 9.0.x Platforms Affected
All supported UNIX and Linux operating system variants.

Patch only available for Linux right now.

So who found out this vulnerability? David Litchfield? Aaron Newman? I know it is a bit silly to ask but does anyone know how to exploit this vulnerability? Send it to me directly if you dont want to reply publicly

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tony

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