CVE-2023-21896 — HIGH (7.0)

Vulnerability Description

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).

CVSS Score

7.0

HIGH

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

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Oracle	Solaris	10

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-269

References

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2023.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2023.htmlPatchVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-21896?

CVE-2023-21896 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH). 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 atta...

How severe is CVE-2023-21896?

CVE-2023-21896 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-21896?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Oracle Solaris.