CVE-2008-2538

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in crontab on Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_93, allows local users to insert cron jobs into the crontab files of arbitrary users via unspecified vectors.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-237864-1 vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-222.htm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1714 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30482 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4725 vdb entry signature
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020151 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30542 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42763 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2538?
CVE-2008-2538 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2538?
To fix CVE-2008-2538, 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-2008-2538 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-2538 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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