Re: Oracle Office of Strategic Influence

The Oracle database is not the Oracle Application Server.

With that in mind ... do you have a point?

Daniel Morgan

Steven Hauser wrote:

> The "Big Lie" is effective again.
> Here is a Google "Sponsored Link Ad" (a 10,000 dollar account)
> for the search term "Informix"
>
> >Informix - Is your database safe? Make it safe.
> >www.oracle.com Oracle9i Database. Unbreakable. Can't break it. Can't break in.
> >Sponsored Link
>
> No software is unbreakable no matter who says it, even ORACLE! (gasp)
> Now the CERT (late) warnings:
>
> >CERT Advisory CA-2002-08 Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Servers
> >
> > Original release date: March 14, 2002
> > Last revised: --
> > Source: CERT/CC
> >
> > A complete revision history can be found at the end of this file.
> >
> >Systems Affected
> >
> > * Systems running Oracle8i Database
> > * Systems running Oracle9i Database
> > * Systems running Oracle9i Application Server
> >
> >Overview
> >
> > Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Application Server have recently
> > been discovered. These vulnerabilities include buffer overflows,
> > insecure default settings, failures to enforce access controls, and
> > failure to validate input. The impacts of these vulnerabilities
> > include the execution of arbitrary commands or code, denial of
> > service, and unauthorized access to sensitive information.
> >
Received on Fri Mar 15 2002 - 15:58:32 CST