Input validation error in Oracle Solaris - CVE-2018-3172

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: RPC). Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 11.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via Portmap v3 to compromise Solaris. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

How to mitigate CVE-2018-3172

Sources

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105616
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041895