CVE-2008-5010

Description

in.dhcpd in the DHCP implementation in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_103, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via unknown DHCP requests related to the "number of offers," aka Bug ID 6713805.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 10.79% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory sun.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3088	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5668	vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46480	vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243806-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32668	third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-109077-21-1	patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021157	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32213	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5010?: CVE-2008-5010 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5010?: To fix CVE-2008-5010, 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-2008-5010 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-5010 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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