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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-3299

Vulnerability in the Oracle Text component of Oracle Database Server.

HIGH 8.2EPSS 1.80%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Text component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2 and 12.2.0.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Text. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Text, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Text as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Text accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.2 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H).

CVSS 3.0
8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:H
EPSS
1.80% probability · 78th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
oracle/text
Source
secalert_us@oracle.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 1.80%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 1.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.