CVE-2012-1684 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 3 May 2012 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit a Password Policy vulnerability in Oracle Solaris to compromise system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2012-1684?

CVE-2012-1684 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Sunos, published on 3 May 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 8, 9, 10, and 11 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Password Policy.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1684?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Sunos.

How do I fix CVE-2012-1684?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1684 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-1684 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1684 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Sun Sunos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f8rm-f48w-w9g2.