Oracle Solaris 11 XScreenSaver Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Solaris 11. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component XScreenSaver. Performing a manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-3010. Attacking locally is a requirement. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Solaris 11 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component XScreenSaver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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).

The weakness was published 10/16/2019 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2019 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-3010. An attack has to be approached locally. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 05/25/2022 with a due date of 06/15/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (47529). Similar entries are available at VDB-143620, VDB-143661, VDB-143632 and VDB-143631. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2019
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-3010 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-3010
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-143745
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2019 20:42
Updated: 09/27/2025 09:51
Changes: 10/16/2019 20:42 (53), 10/16/2019 21:38 (16), 01/15/2024 13:30 (4), 04/26/2024 17:59 (25), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1), 09/30/2024 20:09 (10), 09/27/2025 09:51 (3)
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Submitter: misc
Cache ID: 216::103

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Accepted

  • Submit #101: Solaris xscreensaver 11.4 - Privilege Escalation (by misc)

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