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LOW CVSS 2.0
CVE-2008-5690
Sun Solaris/OpenSolaris kerberos Denial of Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 19, 2008, 5:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5690 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sun solaris
2 Sun opensolaris
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability allows for a denial-of-service condition. Apply the appropriate patch to resolve this issue.
  • Apply the appropriate patch for your Solaris or OpenSolaris version to address the Kerberos credential renewal vulnerability.
  • Reboot the system if required by the patch installation process.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-5690.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/33042 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33313 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-112908-33-1 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244866-1 Vendor 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/2008/3428 Vendor 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/33042 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33313 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-112908-33-1 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244866-1 Vendor 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/2008/3428 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47291
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5792
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-5690 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-5690 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33042
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/33313
    Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-112908-33-1
    Added Reference http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-244866-1
    Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-515.htm
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32793
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021390
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3428
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47291
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5792
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5792 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5792 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/47291 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47291 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 2.1
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} -0.00%

score

0.09755

percentile