SB2018041908 - Privilege escalation in Oracle Database Server
Published: April 19, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018041908
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2841)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists in the Java VM component of Oracle Database Server due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.