Actively exploited · Published Oct 16, 2019 · Assigned by oracle
CVE-2019-3010
High 8.8 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Solaris Operating System from Oracle Corporation. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on May 25, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 13.5% (higher than 96% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit, public proof-of-concept code. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by Jun 15, 2022.
Official description
Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: XScreenSaver). The supported version that is affected is 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle Corporation | Solaris Operating System | 11 |
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html x_refsource_MISC
- 20191018 CVE-2019-3010 - Local privilege escalation on Solaris 11.x via xscreensaver mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154960/Solaris-xscreensaver-Privilege-Escalation.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-3010 government-resource