CVE-2008-1779

Description

Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 allows "remote privileged" users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors related to self encapsulated IP packets.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.38% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41762 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1192/references vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1325/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29783 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019831 vdb entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-173.htm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4848 vdb entry signature
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-235901-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28732 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29817 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1779?
CVE-2008-1779 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1779?
To fix CVE-2008-1779, 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-2008-1779 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1779 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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