CVE-2008-5908

Published Jan 16, 2009 sun

Overview

CVE-2008-5908 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting sun opensolaris. It was published on January 16, 2009.

Technical Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the root/boot archive tool in Sun OpenSolaris has unknown impact and local attack vectors, related to a "Temporary file vulnerability," aka Bug ID 6653455.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sun. Update opensolaris to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref opensolaris.org/os/bug_reports/request_sponsor/ Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48146 Ref opensolaris.org/os/bug_reports/request_sponsor/ Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48146

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2008-5908?

CVE-2008-5908 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting sun opensolaris. It was published on January 16, 2009.

How severe is CVE-2008-5908?

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