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V-265878

CAT I (High)

Oracle database products must be a version supported by the vendor.

Rule ID

SV-265878r999540_rule

STIG

Oracle Database 11.2g Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R5

CCIs

CCI-003376

Discussion

Unsupported commercial and database systems should not be used because fixes to newly identified bugs will not be implemented by the vendor. The lack of support can result in potential vulnerabilities. Systems at unsupported servicing levels or releases will not receive security updates for new vulnerabilities, which leaves them subject to exploitation. When maintenance updates and patches are no longer available, the database software is no longer considered supported and should be upgraded or decommissioned.

Check Content

Review the version and release information.
From SQL*Plus:

Select version from v$instance;

Oracle Database version 11.2 is no longer supported by the vendor. If the system is running Oracle Database version 11.2, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Remove or decommission all unsupported software products.

Upgrade unsupported DBMS or unsupported components to a supported version of the product.