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CVE-2020-14871

Out-of-bounds Write: Is CVE-2020-14871 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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public sources

Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV
Public exploit
Metasploit +1
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
10 Critical
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
80%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

public exploits

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MetasploitExploit-DB(3)

A working exploit is publicly available from a maintained source. Treat this as higher urgency and verify your exposure.

baseline read

auto · not a community verdict

Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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).

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  • 0
    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Oracle Solaris and Zettabyte File System (ZFS) Unspecified Vulnerability — Oracle Solaris and Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit contain an unspecified vulnerability causing high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2021-11-03) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~80%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

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    Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Required action for Oracle Solaris and Zettabyte File System (ZFS): Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2022-05-03. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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Related CVEs

Same weakness: CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write.