CVE-2008-3666

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_96 allows (1) context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via vectors involving creation of a crafted file and use of the sendfilev system call, as demonstrated by a file served by an Apache 2.2.x web server with EnableSendFile configured; and (2) local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a call to the sendfile system call, as reachable through the sendfilev library.

7.1

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.88% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5128	signature vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239186-1	patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2337	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/47375	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31426	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020666	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44396	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30654	patch vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3666?: CVE-2008-3666 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3666?: To fix CVE-2008-3666, 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-2008-3666 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-3666 is being actively exploited. 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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