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Oracle Database: Critical Patch Update - October 2020 (CVE-2020-14740)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Oct 20, 2020
Added
Oct 22, 2020
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

Vulnerability in the SQL Developer Install component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1 and 18c. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker having Client Computer User Account privilege with logon to the infrastructure where SQL Developer Install executes to compromise SQL Developer Install. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of SQL Developer Install accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 2.8 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Solution

oracle-apply-oct-2020-cpu
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