CVE-2008-5689

Public Exploit

Description

tun in IP Tunnel in Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris snv_01 through snv_76 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SIOCGTUNPARAM IOCTL request, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.29%
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=1-26-242266-1 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021464 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4801 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5949 signature vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47449 vdb entry
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-015.txt
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15962 exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3454 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499352/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32904 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33160 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5689?
CVE-2008-5689 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5689?
To fix CVE-2008-5689, 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-2008-5689 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5689 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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