Privilege escalation in Oracle Solaris Cluster

1) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU8882

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3588

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attack to gain elevated privileges.

The weakness exists due to a flaw in the Solaris Cluster HA for MySQL component. A local attacker can obtain and modify data, and trigger partial denial of service with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Solaris Cluster: 3.3 - 4.3

External links

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.