The 19c and 21c versions of Oracle Database Server installed on the remote host are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the October 2022 CPU advisory.

  - Vulnerability in the Oracle Database - Machine Learning (Numpy) component of Oracle Database Server. The     supported version that is affected is 21c. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker     having Create Session privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Oracle Database - Machine     Learning (Numpy). (CVE-2021-41495)  

  - Vulnerability in the Spatial and Graph (jackson-databind) component of Oracle Database Server. Supported     versions that are affected are 19c and 21c. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker     having Authenticated User privilege with network access via HTTP to compromise Spatial and     Graph (jackson-databind). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to     cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Spatial and Graph (jackson-databind).
    (CVE-2020-36518)

  - Vulnerability in the Oracle Notification Server (PCRE2) component of Oracle Database Server. Supported     versions that are affected are 19c and 21c. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged     attacker having Subscriber privilege with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Notification     Server (PCRE2). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause     a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Notification Server (PCRE2).
    Note: This vulnerability applies to Windows systems only. (CVE-2022-1587)

  - Vulnerability in the Oracle Database - Advanced Queuing component of Oracle Database Server. The supported     version that is affected is 19c. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker having     DBA user privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Oracle Database - Advanced Queuing.
    Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Database - Advanced Queuing.
    (CVE-2022-21596)

  - Vulnerability in the Oracle Database - Sharding component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions     that are affected are 19c and 21c. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker having     Local Logon privilege with network access via Local Logon to compromise Oracle Database - Sharding.
    Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Database - Sharding.
    (CVE-2022-21603)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Detections

Analytics

Oracle Database Server (Oct 2022 CPU)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 166370

Version 1.2