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CVE-2018-2560

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 unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Solaris accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.0, requiring local system access to exploit but requires specific conditions to be met though user interaction is required . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from oracle organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2018-01-18T02:29:17.397

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:03:56.060

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

1.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	oracle	solaris	11.3	Yes

References

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102617 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040215 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102617 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040215 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For oracle's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.