"Fixes for the SQL injection vulnerabilities discussed in the paper were included in Oracle's October 2006 Critical Patch Update (CPU)," the spokesperson went on. "To help prevent an attack based on the methods described in the paper, Oracle strongly encourages customers to apply the latest CPU." Deploying the patches in the most recent Oracle CPU, however, does not block the new attack scheme, only specific, known vulnerabilities.

It didn't take long for existing Oracle exploits to be revamped with Litchfield's cursor injection technique. According to Symantec, at least four exploits that target Oracle products were updated yesterday to leverage the new exploitation method.