CVE-2020-2656: Medium severity Oracle Solaris vulnerability

Published Jan 15, 2020

Updated

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: X Window System). Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 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 update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Solaris accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Solaris accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Affected Software

2 affected components

Oracle Solaris=10

Oracle Solaris=11

Event History

Jan 15, 2020

CVE Published

via MITRE·04:34 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·04:34 PM

DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Data Sourced

via NVD·05:15 PM

RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-2656?

CVE-2020-2656 is considered an easily exploitable vulnerability that affects Oracle Solaris versions 10 and 11.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2656?

To mitigate CVE-2020-2656, apply the relevant security patches provided by Oracle for Solaris 10 and 11.

Who is affected by CVE-2020-2656?

CVE-2020-2656 affects users of Oracle Solaris versions 10 and 11 who have access to the infrastructure.

What component is involved in CVE-2020-2656?

CVE-2020-2656 involves the X Window System component of the Oracle Solaris product.

What type of attack does CVE-2020-2656 allow?

CVE-2020-2656 allows a low privileged attacker with logon access to compromise the Oracle Solaris system.