CVE-2008-1778

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the floating point context switch implementation in Sun Solaris 9 and 10 on x86 platforms might allow local users to cause a denial of service (application exit), corrupt data, or trigger incorrect calculations via unknown vectors.

Category

6.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28733 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41765 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019833 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29728 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4950 vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1193/references vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233921-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1778?
CVE-2008-1778 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1778?
To fix CVE-2008-1778, 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-2008-1778 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-1778 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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