# CVE-2016-5551: Information disclosure in Solaris Cluster

> An unauthenticated attacker with local access can read a subset of Solaris Cluster data, requiring user interaction to exploit.

- **Severity:** Low 2.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 7 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hg5g-79f4-qv6q

## What is CVE-2016-5551?

CVE-2016-5551 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Solaris Cluster, published on 24 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Solaris Cluster component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: NAS device addition). The supported version that is affected is 4.3. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Solaris Cluster executes to compromise Solaris Cluster. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Solaris Cluster accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 3.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5551?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Solaris Cluster.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-5551?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5551 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-5551 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5551 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation Solaris Cluster

- [CVE-2018-2930](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2930/): Auth bypass in Solaris Cluster (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-3588](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3588/): Missing authorization in Solaris Cluster (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2017-10234](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10234/): Privilege escalation in Solaris Cluster (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2018-2822](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2822/): Information disclosure in Solaris Cluster (medium 6.6)
- [CVE-2011-2297](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2297/): Other in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-5551 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-5551 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Solaris Cluster, published on 24 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5551 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation Solaris Cluster. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5551/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5551/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5551
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5551
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5551

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