CVE-2017-3276: Medium severity Oracle Solaris vulnerability

Published Jan 27, 2017
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Updated

Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: Kernel Zones virtualized block driver). 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 of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Solaris accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Solaris. CVSS v3.0 Base Score 5.7 (Integrity and Availability impacts).

Affected Software

1 affected component
Oracle Solaris=11.3

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Compensating control

    Restrict access to the Solaris system so only trusted, authenticated users can log on, since the vulnerability is described as requiring a high-privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Solaris executes.

Event History

Jan 27, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:01 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:01 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:59 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2017-3276?

CVE-2017-3276 is classified as a difficult to exploit vulnerability that can potentially be exploited by a high privileged attacker.

2

How do I fix CVE-2017-3276?

To fix CVE-2017-3276, ensure that you apply the latest patches provided by Oracle for Solaris 11.3.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2017-3276?

CVE-2017-3276 affects users and systems running Oracle Solaris version 11.3.

4

What component is vulnerable in CVE-2017-3276?

CVE-2017-3276 affects the Kernel Zones virtualized block driver component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite.

5

Can CVE-2017-3276 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2017-3276 requires local access, making it not exploitable from a remote location.

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