CVE-2019-3010
Published 2019-10-16 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source secalert_us@oracle.com
Summary
CVE-2019-3010 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in Oracle Solaris. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 25, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by June 15, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Oracle has 46 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 13 of them linked to ransomware.
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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).
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Oracle — Solaris
Name: Oracle Solaris Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Date added: 2022-05-25 · Due: 2022-06-15
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154960/Solaris-xscreensaver-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/39
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154960/Solaris-xscreensaver-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Oct/39
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-3010

