CVE-2008-5661

Description

The IPv4 Forwarding feature in Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris snv_47 through snv_82, with certain patches installed, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors that trigger a NULL pointer dereference.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.82% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-241126-1 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32861 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021413 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33148 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47378 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5661?
CVE-2008-5661 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5661?
To fix CVE-2008-5661, 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-2008-5661 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5661 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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