CVE-2008-0933

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple race conditions in the CPU Performance Counters (cpc) subsystem in the kernel in Sun Solaris 10 allow local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors related to kcpc_unbind and kcpc_restore.

Category

4.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/29052 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5476 signature vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-231466-1 patch vendor advisory exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019490 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27941 patch vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0642 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0933?
CVE-2008-0933 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0933?
To fix CVE-2008-0933, 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-2008-0933 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0933 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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