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CVE-2017-3242: Vulnerability in the Oracle VM Server for Sparc component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponen...

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM Server for Sparc component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: LDOM Manager). Supported versions that are affected are 3.2 and 3.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM Server for Sparc executes to compromise Oracle VM Server for Sparc. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle VM Server for Sparc, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM Server for Sparc. CVSS v3.0 Base Score 5.9 (Availability impacts).

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This is a denial-of-service flaw in Oracle VM Server for SPARC LDOM Manager. An attacker with low-privileged access to the infrastructure could, with separate human interaction, make the SPARC virtualization service hang or repeatedly crash. The main business risk is outage of systems depending on this virtualization layer. Exposure is limited to environments running Oracle VM Server for SPARC LDOM Manager 3.2 or 3.4 on Oracle Sun Systems infrastructure. Organizations without SPARC virtualization or these versions are not indicated as affected by the provided sources. Treat as a targeted availability risk for legacy or specialized SPARC virtualization environments. Prioritize if affected systems support critical workloads, but this is not presented as a remotely exploitable internet-wide emergency. Mitigation focus: Inventory Oracle VM Server for SPARC deployments and LDOM Manager versions.; Review Oracle January 2017 CPU guidance for applicable vendor fixes.; Apply current Oracle-supported remediation for affected 3.2 and 3.4 systems..

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OracleLDOMS3.2, 3.4Listed
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