Vulnerability in Oracle Solaris
CVE-2020-14537
Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Packaging Scripts). The supported version that is affected is 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).
EPSS: 0.004 (27.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Oracle Solaris — versions 11
- Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System — versions 11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-14537?
- CVE-2020-14537 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-07-15.
- How severe is CVE-2020-14537?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.