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CVE-2021-2000: 
Oracle Database Server vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2021-2000 affects Oracle Database Server's Unified Audit component. The vulnerability requires SYS Account privileges and Oracle Net protocol for exploitation (Oracle CPU Jan 2021).

Technical details

The vulnerability has a CVSS Base Score of 2.4 (Low) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability specifically affects the Unified Audit component and requires network access via Oracle Net protocol (Oracle CPU Jan 2021).

Impact

When successfully exploited, this vulnerability can result in low integrity impact to Oracle Database Server. The vulnerability affects Oracle Database versions 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1, 18c, and 19c (Oracle CPU Jan 2021).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires high privileges (SYS Account) and network access for exploitation. It is not remotely exploitable without authentication (Oracle CPU Jan 2021).

Mitigation and workarounds

Oracle has released patches for this vulnerability as part of the January 2021 Critical Patch Update. Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply Critical Patch Update security patches as soon as possible (Oracle CPU Jan 2021).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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