RE: Oracle 8i compromise questions

 
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From: Jack Donovan [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Thursday August 18, 2005 1:00 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Oracle 8i compromise questions

Hello all,

A client of mine reported a compromise of an outdated Oracle 8i
(8.174) database server running on Windows 2000, 
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SQL injection seems the most likely to me. The noted version is
vulnerable to injection. Kind of hard to say, though, without knowing
what applications are served by the db. Maybe you need to look at logs
on app or web servers, too.

Carolyn Jewel
Database Administrator
Enterprise Database Management
Legacy Marketing Group
1.707.781.6010 ext 6881
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