CVE-2008-2706

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Published Jun 16, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the event port implementation in Sun Solaris 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by submitting and retrieving user-defined events, probably related to a NULL dereference.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10::sparc:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10::x86:::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-2700	Unspecified vulnerability in the event port implementation in Sun Solaris 10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by submitting and retrieving user-defined events, probably related to a NULL dereference.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.358% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/30653
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-235122-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29680
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020274
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1807
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43005
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5762

History

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Subscriptions

Sun Solaris

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:14 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 16, 2008, 6:26 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:14 AM
Reserved: Jun 16, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:54 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 16, 2008, 6:41 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:54 PM

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