CVE-2019-3010
Oracle Corporation Solaris Operating System
Published 16 Oct 2019 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25 May 2022, with a remediation deadline of 15 Jun 2022 for US federal agencies.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: XScreenSaver). The supported version that is affected is 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes 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 takeover of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/154960/Solaris-xscreensaver-Privilege-Escalation.html · Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/39 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-3010 · US Government Resource