First published: Thu Apr 19 2018(Updated: )
Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: Kernel). 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. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.0 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Credit: secalert_us@oracle.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Oracle Solaris SPARC | =11.3 |
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CVE-2018-2808 is considered a critical vulnerability that allows low privileged attackers to compromise Solaris systems.
To fix CVE-2018-2808, apply the security patches provided by Oracle for Solaris 11.3.
CVE-2018-2808 affects Oracle Solaris 11.3 installations on supported systems.
CVE-2018-2808 can be exploited by low privileged users with logon access to the Solaris infrastructure.
CVE-2018-2808 can allow attackers to gain elevated privileges and potentially take control of affected Solaris systems.