Error when clicking on notification box in Confluence
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Note that this KB was created for the Data Center version of the product. Data Center KBs for non-Data-Center-specific features may also work for Server versions of the product, however they have not been tested. Support for Server* products ended on February 15th 2024. If you are running a Server product, you can visit the Atlassian Server end of support announcement to review your migration options.
*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Symptoms
Clicking on notifications box in Confluence results in error message in notifications box.

The following appears in the atlassian-confluence.log
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java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "4294967295"
at java.lang.NumberFormatException.forInputString(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Unknown Source)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleResultSetMetaData.getPrecision(OracleResultSetMetaData.java:303)
Cause
Oracle database drivers are out of date.
Resolution
Download latest Oracle driver for database version in accordance with our Database Setup for Oracle
Follow steps to place driver in correct location
Restart Confluence
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