Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-2908 - Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 11.3

047910
CVSS 7.7 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
oracle
nessus

Summary

Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 11.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via RPC to compromise Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Oracle
1

Nessus

NASL familySolaris Local Security Checks
NASL idSOLARIS_JUL2018_SRU11_3_32_4_0.NASL
descriptionThis Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address a critical security update : - Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: Kernel). The supported version that is affected is 11.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via RPC to compromise Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Solaris. (CVE-2018-2908)
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id111189
published2018-07-20
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/111189
titleOracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : jul2018_SRU11_3_32_4_0
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from the Oracle CPU for jul2018.
#
include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(111189);
  script_version("1.7");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2020/01/16");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-2908");

  script_name(english:"Oracle Solaris Critical Patch Update : jul2018_SRU11_3_32_4_0");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the jul2018 CPU");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Solaris system is missing a security patch from CPU
jul2018."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address a critical
security update :

  - Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun
    Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: Kernel). The
    supported version that is affected is 11.3. Easily
    exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker
    with network access via RPC to compromise Solaris. While
    the vulnerability is in Solaris, attacks may
    significantly impact additional products. Successful
    attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized
    ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash
    (complete DOS) of Solaris. (CVE-2018-2908)"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://support.oracle.com/epmos/faces/DocumentDisplay?id=2419155.1"
  );
  # https://www.oracle.com/ocom/groups/public/@otn/documents/webcontent/4703578.xml
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?13c624f3"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2018.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Install the jul2018 CPU from the Oracle support website."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:solaris:11.3");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/07/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/07/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/07/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Solaris Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Solaris11/release");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("solaris.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/Solaris11/release");
if (isnull(release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Solaris11");


fix_release = "0.5.11-0.175.3.32.0.4.0";

flag = 0;

if (solaris_check_release(release:"0.5.11-0.175.3.32.0.4.0", sru:"11.3.32.4.0") > 0) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:solaris_get_report2());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "Solaris", fix_release, release);