CVE-2019-2788

CVE-2019-2788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris with a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low.

Key facts

Description

Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: Open Fabrics Tools). The supported version that is affected is 11.4. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Solaris executes to compromise Solaris. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Solaris accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.3 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H).

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-2788?
Vulnerability in the Solaris component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: Open Fabrics Tools). The supported version that is affected is 11.4. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Solaris executes to compromise Solaris. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Solaris accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Solaris. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.3 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H).
How severe is CVE-2019-2788?
CVE-2019-2788 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 6.3, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with high attack complexity, requires no privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2019-2788 being actively exploited?
It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (31st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2019-2788?
CVE-2019-2788 affects Oracle Solaris. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2019-2788?
Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
When was CVE-2019-2788 published?
CVE-2019-2788 was published on 2019-07-23 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

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