Security restrictions bypass in Oracle Solaris - CVE-2018-2753

Vulnerability identifier: #VU11908

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2753

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Oracle

Affected software:
Oracle Solaris

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information and write arbitrary files on the target system.

The weakness exists in the Solaris Python modules component due to improper security restrictions. A local attacker can access and modify data.

Install update from vendor's website.

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html