Oracle Solaris 11.3 Kernel access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Oracle Solaris 11.3. This impacts an unknown function of the component Kernel. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-8330. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Oracle Solaris 11.3 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Kernel. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The bug was discovered 01/17/2017. The weakness was presented 01/19/2017 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-8330 since 09/26/2016. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96601 (Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : jan2017_SRU11_3_15_4_0), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Solaris Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 296008 (Solaris 11.3 Support Repository Update (SRU) 16.3.0 Missing).

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 Tenable (96601) and SecurityFocus (BID 95572†). See VDB-95550, VDB-95551, VDB-95552 and VDB-95553 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 96601
Nessus Name: Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : jan2017_SRU11_3_15_4_0
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/26/2016 🔍
01/17/2017 +113 days 🔍
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01/27/2017 +8 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2017
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8330 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8330
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95698
SecurityFocus: 95572 - Oracle Solaris CVE-2016-8330 Remote Security Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8330 - Oracle - Sun Systems Products Suite - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037641

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2017 14:16
Updated: 05/15/2026 09:48
Changes: 01/19/2017 14:16 (83), 07/26/2020 16:18 (7), 11/02/2022 14:46 (5), 05/15/2026 09:48 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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