Buffer overflow in Oracle Solaris
CVE-2020-14871
Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Pluggable authentication module). Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network a…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.798 (99.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Oracle Solaris — versions 9
- Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System — versions 10, 11
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert_us@oracle.com (Vendor Advisory)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert_us@oracle.com (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-14871?
- CVE-2020-14871 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2020-10-21.
- How severe is CVE-2020-14871?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-14871 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2020-14871 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03), indicating it is being actively exploited. 16 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.