CVE-2008-5690
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 31th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- sun/opensolaris · sun/solaris
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33042Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33313Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-112908-33-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244866-1Vendor Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-515.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32793
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021390
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3428Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47291
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5792
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33042Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33313Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-112908-33-1Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244866-1Vendor Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-515.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32793
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021390
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3428Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47291
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5792
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.