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illumos illumos-gate before 676abcb has a stack buffer overflow in /dev/net, leading to privilege escalation via a stat on a long file name in /dev/net.
NVD Status: Modified ,CVE State: published
Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2023-31284
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-31284 is rated Low Risk (37.4/100) : CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-31284
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
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Date
Old EPSS score
New EPSS score
Delta (New - Old)
1
2026-04-22
0.04%
0.06%
+0.01%
2
2026-04-20
0.05%
0.04%
-0.01%
3
2026-02-28
—
0.05%
—
Full EPSS history
(9 records total)
Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-31284
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
Exploitability
Impact
Score source
7.8
3.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8
5.9
[email protected]
7.8
3.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8
5.9
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-31284
Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-31284
Vendor
Product
Version
Raw CPE
illumos
illumos-gate
< 2023-04-29
cpe:2.3:a:illumos:illumos-gate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References for CVE-2023-31284
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