CVE-2020-2578

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via SMB 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 unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.8 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L).

5.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.52% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory oracle.com

Affected: Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System

References

Link	Tags
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-2578?: CVE-2020-2578 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-2578?: To fix CVE-2020-2578, 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-2020-2578 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2020-2578 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-2578?: CVE-2020-2578 affects Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System.

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