Auditing Oracle - Is it Patched?

Hi All,
I am trying to ensure that my databases is patched and up to date.
I have run an SQL query and know the version of Oracle installed is: Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Release 8.1.7.4.0
Is there a website i can check to see it this has the latest patches?
I have tried
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alerts-086861.html
But cannot find what i require.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
M

Also, be aware that "latest patch" may mean different things...
9.2.0.8, for example, is the terminal patchset for the 9.2 database. But it's probable that there were additional quarterly security updates that could be installed on top of the 9.2.0.8 database without changing the Oracle version. If you are an auditor, you may be at least as interested that the latest CPU (critical patch update) was installed as you are that the latest patchset was installed.
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