Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-22023

CVE-2023-22023:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-22023 is a vulnerability in Oracle Solaris version 11, specifically in the Device Driver Interface component. The vulnerability was disclosed in July 2023 and is equivalent to CVE-2023-31284. This easily exploitable vulnerability affects Oracle Systems' Oracle Solaris product (Oracle CPU, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 7.8 (High), with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This indicates local access vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction needed, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in complete takeover of Oracle Solaris. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system, with potential for high impact across all three security metrics (Oracle CPU).

Mitigation and workarounds

Oracle has released security patches to address this vulnerability through their July 2023 Critical Patch Update. Users are strongly recommended to apply these security patches as soon as possible to mitigate the risk (Oracle CPU).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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