Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : jan2018_SRU11_1_12_5_0

high Nessus Plugin ID 106125

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Synopsis

The remote Solaris system is missing a security patch from CPU jan2018.

Description

This Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates :

- Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via ICMP to compromise Solaris. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Solaris.
(CVE-2018-2710)

- Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: SPARC Platform).
Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 11.3.
Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low 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 creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Solaris accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Solaris accessible data. (CVE-2018-2717)

Solution

Install the jan2018 CPU from the Oracle support website.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 106125

File Name: solaris_jan2018_SRU11_1_12_5_0.nasl

Version: 3.8

Type: local

Family: Solaris Local Security Checks

Published: 1/18/2018

Updated: 8/11/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:solaris:11.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Solaris11/release

Patch Publication Date: 1/16/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/18/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-2710, CVE-2018-2717

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