CVE-2008-3838

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the NFS Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) zones implementation in Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_88 allows local administrators of non-global zones to read and modify NFS traffic for arbitrary non-global zones, possibly leading to file modifications or a denial of service.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory sun.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020752 vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240866-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31622 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44696 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2441 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30853 patch vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3838?
CVE-2008-3838 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3838?
To fix CVE-2008-3838, 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-2008-3838 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-3838 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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