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CVE-2024-20999

Published: Apr 16, 2024Updated: Mar 17, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
8.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 80.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Zones). 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. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-250

Affected Products

Oracle Corporation
commercial·USaka Oracle Corp., oracle
SolarisOn-premDatabase
Databases / relational
Solaris Operating SystemOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2024.html
oracle.com
https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.261067
vuldb.com
https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2024041786
cybersecurity-help.cz
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