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Oracle Quarterly Updates - 51 Security vulnerabilities will be patched

Oracle DBAs and system administrators should pilot test and quickly deploy the quarterly security updates as applicable

Related Article
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20071015/tc_pcworld/138431
 
Oracle - Quarterly Release Links
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/alerts.htm

Oracle - October 2007 Security release details
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpuoct2007.html

QUOTE: Oracle Corp. will release security updates for its products next week fixing 51 vulnerabilities in its products.  Included in the Critical Patch Update, set to be released Tuesday, will be critical updates for the company's flagship Oracle Database. Twenty-seven database bugs will be fixed, but five of the bugs can be "exploited over a network without the need for a username and password," Oracle said in a note on next week's patches.