CVE-2019-2820 Code injection in Solaris Operating System

High 7.3 Published 23 Jul 2019 Updated 15 Oct 2024

A low-privileged attacker can execute arbitrary code and take over the system via Gnuplot in Oracle Solaris, requiring user interaction.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2019-2820?

CVE-2019-2820 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, published on 23 Jul 2019. 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 Oracle Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: Gnuplot). The supported version that is affected is 11.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2820?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2820?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2820 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2019-2820 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2820 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-6xgx-rf47-pfmw.