Input validation error in Oracle Solaris - CVE-2018-2901
Published: July 18, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU36847
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2901
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
Oracle Solaris
Oracle Solaris
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: Kernel). Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 11.2. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via DHCP 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 3.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
How to mitigate CVE-2018-2901
Install update from vendor's website.