CVE-2013-3773
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the SPARC Enterprise M Series Servers component in Oracle and Sun Systems Products Suite XCP 1114 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect availability via vectors related to XSCF Control Package (XCP).
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA remote denial-of-service vulnerability in the XSCF Control Package (XCP) firmware of SPARC Enterprise M Series Servers (XCP 1114 and earlier) allows remote attackers to impact system availability. The vulnerability is exploitable via network vectors targeting the XSCF remote management interface.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1114all versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the server modelAccess the XSCF console or use hardware inventory to determine if the system is a SPARC Enterprise M3000, M4000, M5000, M8000, or M9000 server. These are the affected models.Affected if The server model is any of the SPARC Enterprise M Series models listed (M3000, M4000, M5000, M8000, M9000).
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Check the XCP firmware versionFrom the XSCF shell, run the command to display the XCP firmware version, typically 'showxcpcfg' or 'version -c xcp'. This shows the currently installed XCP version.Affected if The installed XCP firmware version is 1114 or earlier.
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Verify XSCF remote management is enabledCheck the XSCF network configuration using commands like 'shownetwork' or 'shownetwork -a' from the XSCF console to confirm the XSCF remote management interface is configured and active.Affected if The XSCF remote management interface is enabled and configured with a network address.
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Assess network exposure of XSCF interfaceReview the network settings and firewall rules controlling access to the XSCF management interface. Determine if it is accessible from networks other than trusted administrative segments.Affected if The XSCF interface is reachable from untrusted or public network segments.
You are affected if you are running any SPARC Enterprise M Series server with XCP firmware version 1114 or earlier and the XSCF remote management interface is network-accessible.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the appropriate XCP firmware patch (XCP 1115 or later) to the SPARC Enterprise M Series Servers via the XSCF interface following Oracle's upgrade procedures; ensure the XSCF management network is restricted to authorized administrative segments.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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