CVE-2008-0836

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the vuidmice STREAMS modules in Sun Solaris 9 and 10 on x86 architectures allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors that trigger a NULL pointer dereference in the vuid3ps2 module, a different issue than CVE-2007-5319.

4.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.04%

Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/28990	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-200635-1	patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0582	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019429	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0836?: CVE-2008-0836 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0836?: To fix CVE-2008-0836, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0836 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-0836 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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