Input validation error in Oracle Solaris - CVE-2018-3270

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to perform service disruption.

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. 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 1.8 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).

How to mitigate CVE-2018-3270

Sources

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105605
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041895