Vulnerability in Oracle Solaris
CVE-2018-2578
Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 11.3. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high 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 and while the vulnerability is in Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Solaris — versions 11.3
- Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System — versions 11.3
References
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html (Patch)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040215 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102611 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-2578?
- CVE-2018-2578 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2018-2578?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.