CVE-2023-21900

MEDIUM

Oracle Solaris <11 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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 high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Solaris accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.0 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L).

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2023.html

Scores

CVSS v3 4.0
EPSS 0.0029
EPSS Percentile 52.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (2)
oracle/solaris 10
oracle/solaris 11
Published Jan 18, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026