CVE-2018-2578

Description

Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 11.3. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Solaris executes to compromise Solaris. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.15%

Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securitytracker.com

Affected: Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System

References

Link	Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html	patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040215	third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102611	third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-2578?: CVE-2018-2578 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-2578?: To fix CVE-2018-2578, 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-2018-2578 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-2578 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-2578?: CVE-2018-2578 affects Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System.

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