CVE-2017-3498 Information disclosure in Solaris Operating System

Low 3.3 Published 24 Apr 2017 Updated 7 Oct 2024

A local low-privileged attacker can exploit a Solaris kernel flaw to gain unauthorized read access to sensitive system data.

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-2017-3498?

CVE-2017-3498 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, published on 24 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 11.3. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Solaris executes to compromise Solaris. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Solaris accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 3.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3498?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3498?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3498 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-3498 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3498 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-9hjr-8gr6-8c4w.