CVE-2018-2857: Medium severity oracle storage cloud software appliance vulnerability

Published Apr 19, 2018
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Updated

Vulnerability in the Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK) component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: HTTP data path subsystems). The supported version that is affected is Prior to 8.7.17. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK) accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK) accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK). CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L).

Affected Software

1 affected component
Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit<8.7.17

Event History

Apr 19, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this vulnerability is CVE-2018-2857.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-2857?

The severity of CVE-2018-2857 is medium with a severity value of 6.3.

3

What is affected by CVE-2018-2857?

The Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK) component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite is affected by CVE-2018-2857.

4

How can this vulnerability be exploited?

This vulnerability can be exploited by a low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2018-2857?

Yes, a fix is available for CVE-2018-2857. It is recommended to update to version 8.7.17 or later.

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