CVE-2018-2560 Information disclosure in Solaris Operating System

Medium 5.0 Published 18 Jan 2018 Updated 3 Oct 2024

A high-privileged attacker with local access can exploit a Solaris kernel flaw to gain unauthorized access to critical data.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-2560?

CVE-2018-2560 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, published on 18 Jan 2018. 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 component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 11.3. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Solaris executes to compromise Solaris. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Solaris accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.0 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2560?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2018-2560?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2560 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-2560 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2560 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-wpxq-h339-9xjr.