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Sun Zfs Storage Appliance Kit SoftwareApplication · Oracle

CVE-2017-3578

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.0 Published 2017-04-24
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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90/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Zero-click

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 · unedited
Vulnerability in the Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK) component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: RAS subsystems). The supported version that is affected is AK 2013. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK) executes to compromise Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK). While the vulnerability is in Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK), attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK). CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

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 · high confidence

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK) 2013 RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) subsystems allows a low-privileged attacker with local system access to gain full administrative control of the appliance. The vulnerability has a changed scope, meaning successful exploitation may impact additional products beyond the ZFS Storage Appliance itself.

MitigationApply Oracle's available patch for CVE-2017-3578. Until patched, restrict physical and console access to trusted personnel only and implement network segmentation to limit exposure to the appliance's management interfaces.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Sun Zfs Storage Appliance Kit SoftwareApplication
Affected:= 2013

CVSS 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
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit installation
    Check system for Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit software by reviewing installed packages, appliance management interface, or system inventory. On the appliance, use CLI commands like 'version' or check /etc/release if accessible.
    Affected if The Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit Software version 2013 is installed
  2. Confirm the exact version number
    Retrieve the precise version string of the installed Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit. Access the appliance's administrative interface or use system commands to display version information.
    Affected if Version returned is exactly 2013 (the equals sign indicates a specific version, not a range)
  3. Determine if RAS subsystems are configured
    Review the appliance configuration to check if the RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) subsystems are enabled or accessible. Check for RAS-related services, logs, or administrative features.
    Affected if RAS subsystems are present and accessible on the appliance
  4. Verify local access exposure
    Assess whether untrusted or low-privileged users have physical console access or local system accounts on the appliance. Review user accounts, console policies, and physical security controls.
    Affected if Untrusted low-privileged users have local system or console access to the appliance

You are affected if Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit Software version 2013 is installed and untrusted low-privileged users can gain local system or console access to the appliance.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply Oracle's available patch for CVE-2017-3578. Until patched, restrict physical and console access to trusted personnel only and implement network segmentation to limit exposure to the appliance's management interfaces.

Fix this in Sun Zfs Storage Appliance Kit Software Scoped from the published advisory
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