CVE-2019-2844 Privilege escalation in Solaris Operating System

High 8.8 Published 23 Jul 2019 Updated 15 Oct 2024

A low-privileged attacker with local access can exploit an LDAP Client Tools vulnerability to take over the Oracle Solaris operating system.

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-2019-2844?

CVE-2019-2844 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, published on 23 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: LDAP Client Tools). 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. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2844?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2844?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2844 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-2844 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2844 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-q49c-mj89-2cm3.