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CVE-2020-2578

MEDIUMCVSS 5.8/10EPSS 1.62%

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CVE-2020-2578 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 11. EPSS estimates a 1.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via SMB to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.8 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

EPSS Probability
1.62%

73.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
OracleSolaris11

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-2578?
Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via SMB to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.8 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L).
How severe is CVE-2020-2578?
CVE-2020-2578 has a CVSS score of 5.8/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.62% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2020-2578?
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Source: NVD / NIST