CVE-2019-2807 : Vulnerability Insights and Analysis

A vulnerability in the Zones component of Oracle Solaris in the Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite, affecting version 11.4.

Understanding CVE-2019-2807

This CVE involves a vulnerability in Oracle Solaris that could be exploited by a low privileged attacker, potentially compromising the system.

What is CVE-2019-2807?

The vulnerability in the Zones component of Oracle Solaris allows unauthorized access to certain data, potentially leading to unauthorized updates, inserts, or deletes. It also poses a risk of partial denial of service (partial DOS) affecting Oracle Solaris.

The Impact of CVE-2019-2807

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could result in unauthorized access to Oracle Solaris data, integrity issues, and partial denial of service, with a CVSS 3.0 Base Score of 3.9.

Technical Details of CVE-2019-2807

This section provides more technical insights into the vulnerability.

Vulnerability Description

The vulnerability allows a low privileged attacker with access to compromise Oracle Solaris, potentially leading to unauthorized data access and partial denial of service.

Affected Systems and Versions

Product: Solaris Operating System
Vendor: Oracle Corporation
Affected Version: 11.4

Exploitation Mechanism

The attacker needs to have logged into the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris is running
Successful exploitation requires interaction from a third party

Mitigation and Prevention

Steps to address and prevent the CVE-2019-2807 vulnerability.

Immediate Steps to Take

Monitor and restrict access to the infrastructure running Oracle Solaris
Implement strong authentication mechanisms
Regularly monitor for unauthorized activities

Long-Term Security Practices

Conduct regular security training for users
Keep systems and software updated
Implement network segmentation to limit the impact of potential attacks

Patching and Updates

Apply patches and updates provided by Oracle Corporation to address the vulnerability