CVE-2008-3870

Description

Integer overflow in sadmind in Sun Solaris 8 and 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPC request that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to improper memory allocation.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 27.23% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory sun.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32473 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-47/ vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503772/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6092 signature vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1409 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022275 vdb entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-195.htm
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-116455-02-1 patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/54668 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50706 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35191 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-259468-1 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35083 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3870?
CVE-2008-3870 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3870?
To fix CVE-2008-3870, 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-2008-3870 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3870 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~27% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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