CVE-2020-2851
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.006 · 46 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Common Desktop Environment). Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 11. Difficult to exploit 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 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.4–7.8
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affected products (6)
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references (15)
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- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/25cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/15/3cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2851cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157281/Common-Desktop-Environment-2.3.1-1.6-libDtSvc-Buffer-Overflow.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Oracle-Solaris-vulnerabilities-of-April-2020-32027cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.2134/cnnvd
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlcnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157281/Common-Desktop-Environment-2.3.1-1.6-libDtSvc-Buffer-Overflow.htmlenisa_euvd
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