CVE-2008-5133

Description

ipnat in IP Filter in Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_96, when running on a DNS server with Network Address Translation (NAT) configured, improperly changes the source port of a packet when the destination port is the DNS port, which allows remote attackers to bypass an intended CVE-2008-1447 protection mechanism and spoof the responses to DNS queries sent by named.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.33%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32625 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3129 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46721 vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-245206-1 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5133?
CVE-2008-5133 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5133?
To fix CVE-2008-5133, 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-2008-5133 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5133 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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