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CVE-2024-21059

Published: Apr 16, 2024Updated: Mar 13, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Utility). The supported version that is affected is 11. Difficult to exploit 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 (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
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-269

Affected Products

SolarisOracle Corp.
On-premDatabase
Databases / relational
Solaris Operating SystemOracle Corporation
On-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
solarisoracle
OS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
oracle corp.commercialUSDatabasesaka oracle
oracle corporationcommercialUSDatabasesaka oracle
oraclecommercialUSDatabasesaka oracle corp.

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2024.html
oracle.com

Timeline

Published
Apr 16, 2024
Last Updated
Mar 13, 2025

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