CVE-2020-14871

Known Exploited Public Exploit

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Pluggable authentication module). Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. Note: This CVE is not exploitable for Solaris 11.1 and later releases, and ZFSSA 8.7 and later releases, thus the CVSS Base Score is 0.0. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 10.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 88.87% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory oracle.com
Affected: Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159961/SunSSH-Solaris-10-x86-Remote-Root.html vdb entry third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160510/Solaris-SunSSH-11.0-x86-libpam-Remote-Root.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160609/Oracle-Solaris-SunSSH-PAM-parse_user_name-Buffer-Overflow.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/03/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163232/Solaris-SunSSH-11.0-Remote-Root.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/03/3 mailing list patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-14871?
CVE-2020-14871 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-14871?
To fix CVE-2020-14871, 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-2020-14871 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2020-14871 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~89% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-14871?
CVE-2020-14871 affects Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System.
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