Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-21896
Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: NSSwitch). Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 11. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Products affected by CVE-2023-21896
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-21896
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 8 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-21896
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.0
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.0
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5.9
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Oracle |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-21896
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The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.Assigned by: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
References for CVE-2023-21896
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https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2023.html
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2023Patch;Vendor Advisory
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