CVE-2017-3564: High severity Oracle Solaris vulnerability

Published Apr 24, 2017
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Updated

Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: RBAC). The supported version that is affected is 11.3. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows low 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 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Affected Software

1 affected component
Oracle Solaris=11.3

Event History

Apr 24, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:59 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2017-3564?

CVE-2017-3564 is considered an easily exploitable vulnerability that allows low privileged attackers to compromise Solaris systems.

2

How do I fix CVE-2017-3564?

To fix CVE-2017-3564, apply the latest patches provided by Oracle for Solaris 11.3.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2017-3564?

CVE-2017-3564 specifically affects users of Oracle Solaris 11.3 running on SPARC systems.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-3564?

CVE-2017-3564 is a vulnerability in the Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) component of Oracle Solaris.

5

What impact does CVE-2017-3564 have on systems?

CVE-2017-3564 allows attackers with low privileges access to potentially compromise the integrity of Solaris systems.

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