CVE-2020-14871
Oracle Solaris and Zettabyte File System (ZFS) Unspecified Vulnerability
- Published
- Oct 21, 2020
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- oracle
- Evidence observed
- Dec 15, 2020
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.6%
- Model date
- Oct 14, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Pluggable authentication module). Supported versions that are affected are 10 and 11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. Note: This CVE is not exploitable for Solaris 11.1 and later releases, and ZFSSA 8.7 and later releases, thus the CVSS Base Score is 0.0. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 10.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Sources
modules/exploits/solaris/ssh/pam_username_bof.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: Unix($.exploit_solaris/ssh/pam_username_bof.platform)
- verification: check_declared($.exploit_solaris/ssh/pam_username_bof.check)
- EvilSunCheckScanner
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