CVE-2008-0242 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in libdevinfo in Sun Solaris 10 allows local users to access files and gain privileges via unknown vectors, related to login device permissions.

Published: 2008-01-12

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0::sparc:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0::x86:::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0254	Unspecified vulnerability in libdevinfo in Sun Solaris 10 allows local users to access files and gain privileges via unknown vectors, related to login device permissions.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00048.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/28493
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103165-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200641-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27253
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019187
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0131
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39629
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5211

History

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Subscriptions

Sun Solaris

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-01-12T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:39:34.980Z

Reserved: 2008-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0242

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-01-12T02:46:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-0242

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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