Oracle Solaris Cluster 3.3/4.1 privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in Oracle Solaris Cluster 3.3/4.1. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in privilege escalation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-4259. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Oracle Solaris Cluster 3.3/4.1 (Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Solaris Cluster component in Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite 3.3 and 4.1 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to System management.

The weakness was presented 01/20/2015 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2015 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-4259 since 06/17/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/05/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71706 (Solaris 10 (x86) : 145334-37), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks.

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 X-Force (100157), Tenable (71706), SecurityFocus (BID 72172†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48149†). Further details are available at blogs.oracle.com. See VDB-27, VDB-68712, VDB-68703 and VDB-68721 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 71706
Nessus Name: Solaris 10 (x86) : 145334-37
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2015
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4259 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4259
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68763
X-Force: 100157 - Oracle Solaris Cluster System management unspecified, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 72172 - Oracle Solaris Cluster CVE-2014-4259 Remote Security Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1031583
Vulnerability Center: 48149 - [cpujan2015-1972971] Oracle Solaris Remote Code Execution via the Solaris Cluster Component, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2015 11:33
Updated: 03/05/2022 11:20
Changes: 01/21/2015 11:33 (70), 06/18/2017 09:17 (5), 03/05/2022 11:13 (3), 03/05/2022 11:20 (1)
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