CVE-2009-2296

Opensolaris vulnerability

CVSS

10.0

EPSS

4.4%

EPSS pct

90th

Exploited

No known

The NFSv4 server kernel module in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_119, does not properly implement the nfs_portmon setting, which allows remote attackers to access shares, and read, create, and modify arbitrary files, via unspecified vectors.

Affected vendor

Sun

Affected product

Opensolaris

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published

2009-07-02

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

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