CVE-2016-5471

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 11.3 allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Kernel, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3497 and CVE-2016-5469.

5.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.10%

Vendor Advisory oracle.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2016-2881720.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92020	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787	third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036407	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5471?: CVE-2016-5471 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5471?: To fix CVE-2016-5471, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-5471 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-5471 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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