CVE-2020-14542: Low severity oracle solaris and zettabyte file system (zfs) vulnerability

Published Jul 15, 2020
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Updated

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: libsuri). The supported version that is affected is 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Solaris accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Affected Software

1 affected component
Oracle Solaris=11

Event History

Jul 15, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:34 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:34 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-14542?

CVE-2020-14542 is considered to have a high severity rating due to its potential for exploitation by low privileged attackers.

2

How do I fix CVE-2020-14542?

To remediate CVE-2020-14542, users should apply the latest patches released by Oracle for Oracle Solaris 11.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2020-14542?

CVE-2020-14542 affects users of Oracle Solaris 11, particularly those running the libsuri component.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2020-14542?

CVE-2020-14542 is classified as an easily exploitable vulnerability that allows unauthorized access to the Oracle Solaris environment.

5

Can CVE-2020-14542 be exploited remotely?

CVE-2020-14542 requires a low privileged user to have logon access to the affected infrastructure to exploit the vulnerability.

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