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CVE-2016-5559

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.1)—

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Sun Solaris 10 and 11.3 allows local users to affect integrity via vectors related to Kernel.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Oracle — Solaris

CWEs

References

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