CVE-2008-5690

Description

The Kerberos credential renewal feature in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10, and OpenSolaris build snv_01 through snv_104, allows local users to cause a denial of service (authentication failure) via unspecified vectors related to incorrect cache file permissions, and lack of credential storage by the store_cred function in pam_krb5.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3428 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33042 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244866-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32793 vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-112908-33-1 patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5792 vdb entry signature
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021390 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47291 vdb entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-515.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/33313 third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5690?
CVE-2008-5690 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5690?
To fix CVE-2008-5690, 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-2008-5690 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-5690 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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