CVE-2020-2851: oracle corporation solaris operating system
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-2851 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in oracle corporation solaris operating system. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 15-04-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 27-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Common Desktop Environment). 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. 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 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions- NVDNIST7.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.56%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
46%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.56% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (openwall.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (packetstormsecurity.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Oracle1 product
- solarisEOL10 | 11
Oracle corporation1 product
- solaris operating system10 | 11
2 vendors · 2 products
References
4 links- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/15/3Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTExploitThird Party Advisory