# CVE-2017-3588: Missing authorization in Solaris Cluster

> An unauthenticated attacker with local access can compromise Solaris Cluster, leading to unauthorized data access, modification, and partial denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 4 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m3mf-v96r-7q6w

## What is CVE-2017-3588?

CVE-2017-3588 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Solaris Cluster, published on 19 Oct 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: HA for MySQL). Supported versions that are affected are 3.3 and 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 creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Solaris Cluster accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Solaris Cluster accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Solaris Cluster. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3588?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Solaris Cluster.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-3588?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3588 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-3588 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3588 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-2017-10234](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)
- [CVE-2016-0417](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0417/): Other in n/a (medium 4.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-3588 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-3588 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Solaris Cluster, published on 19 Oct 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-2017-3588 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-2017-3588/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3588/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3588
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3588
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-3588

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3588/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.