CVE-2014-4215: Medium severity ORACLE Sunos vulnerability
Published Jul 17, 2014
·Updated
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 10 and 11.1 allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to CPU performance counters (CPC) drivers, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-5862.
Affected Software
2 affected components
ORACLE Sunos=5.11.1
Sun SunOS=5.10
Event History
Jul 17, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:36 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:36 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2014-4215?
CVE-2014-4215 is classified as having moderate severity due to its potential impact on system availability.
2
How do I fix CVE-2014-4215?
To address CVE-2014-4215, apply the latest patches provided by Oracle for Solaris 10 and 11.1.
3
Who is affected by CVE-2014-4215?
CVE-2014-4215 affects local users running Oracle Solaris 10 and 11.1 on their systems.
4
What types of systems are impacted by CVE-2014-4215?
CVE-2014-4215 impacts systems running SunOS 5.10 and Solaris 5.11.1.
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What are the potential consequences of CVE-2014-4215?
The consequences of CVE-2014-4215 include possible disruption of system performance due to the exploitation of CPU performance counter drivers.