CVE-2017-3565: 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 unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Solaris accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Solaris accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.9 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).

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-2017-3565?

CVE-2017-3565 is rated as easily exploitable, allowing low privileged attackers to gain unauthorized access to the Solaris system.

2

How do I fix CVE-2017-3565?

The recommended fix for CVE-2017-3565 is to apply the latest security patches provided by Oracle for Solaris 11.3.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2017-3565?

CVE-2017-3565 affects systems running Oracle Solaris version 11.3.

4

Can CVE-2017-3565 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2017-3565 requires local access, as it can be exploited by authenticated users on the Solaris infrastructure.

5

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2017-3565?

Exploitation of CVE-2017-3565 could lead to unauthorized access and compromise of the Solaris system's security.

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