Buffer overflow in Oracle Solaris
CVE-2017-3629
Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: Kernel). Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Solaris executes to compromise Solaris. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.051 (92.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.051 · newest: 0.051 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Solaris — versions 10, 11
- Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System — versions 10, 11
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45625/ (exploit)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/alert-cve-2017-3629-3757403.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42270/ (exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99150 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-3629?
- CVE-2017-3629 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-06-22.
- How severe is CVE-2017-3629?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-3629 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.