| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle Solaris 10/11.3. This affects an unknown function of the component Kernel. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-5753. The attack requires a local approach. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Oracle Solaris 10/11.3 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.
The bug was discovered 01/03/2018. The weakness was disclosed 04/17/2018 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-5753 since 02/01/2017. The exploitability is told to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.
The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106022 (Fedora 27 : webkitgtk4 (2018-0590e4af13) (Spectre)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 172018 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2019:0222-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (43427), Tenable (106022), SecurityFocus (BID 103459†) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2022-0532). The entries VDB-110288, VDB-110784, VDB-111325 and VDB-111326 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Affected
- Oracle Linux
- Debian Linux
- Open Source Linux Kernel
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Ubuntu Linux
- SUSE Linux
- Oracle VM
- NetApp FAS
- Avaya Aura Communication Manager
- Avaya Aura Session Manager
- Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services
- Avaya Aura System Manager
- Avaya Aura Experience Portal
- NetApp AFF
Product
Type
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Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.oracle.com
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5
VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Vendor Base Score (Oracle): 5.6
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NVD Base Score: 5.6
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ADP CISA Base Score: 5.6
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 106022
Nessus Name: Fedora 27 : webkitgtk4 (2018-0590e4af13) (Spectre)
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OpenVAS ID: 870324
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Multiple Vulnerabilities (KB4056892)
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Suricata ID: 2025196
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Timeline
02/01/2017 🔍01/03/2018 🔍
01/04/2018 🔍
01/15/2018 🔍
03/05/2018 🔍
04/17/2018 🔍
04/17/2018 🔍
04/20/2018 🔍
05/29/2026 🔍
Sources
Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2018
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-5753 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5753
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-116817
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SecurityFocus: 103459 - Linux Kernel CVE-2018-1068 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040071
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2022-0532 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 04/20/2018 08:53Updated: 05/29/2026 03:57
Changes: 04/20/2018 08:53 (77), 01/28/2020 08:31 (23), 03/03/2023 09:19 (4), 01/15/2025 04:25 (15), 01/29/2025 16:52 (1), 09/14/2025 03:47 (7), 05/29/2026 03:57 (10)
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