CVE-2015-4920 Privilege escalation in n/a

Low 2.1 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit the NDMP Backup Service in Oracle Sun Solaris 11 to compromise system integrity and potentially escalate privileges.

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-2015-4920?

CVE-2015-4920 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, published on 21 Jan 2016. 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 11 allows local users to affect integrity via vectors related to NDMP Backup Service.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4920?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4920?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4920 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-4920 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4920 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Oracle Solaris vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v4cm-27v4-325m.

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