CVE-2008-2552: Medium severity sunos vulnerability

Published Jun 5, 2008

Updated

Unspecified vulnerability in the Service Tag Registry on Sun Solaris 10, and Sun Service Tag before 1.1.3, allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via unspecified vectors.

Affected Software

6 affected components

Sun SunOS=5.10

Sun Service Tag=1.0

Sun Service Tag=1.1

Sun Service Tag=1.1.0

Sun Service Tag=1.1.1

Sun Service Tag=1.1.2

Remediation

Patch Available

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238414-1

Event History

Jun 5, 2008

CVE Published

via MITRE·08:21 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·08:21 PM

Description

Data Sourced

08:32 PM

DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2552?

CVE-2008-2552 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential for local denial of service through disk consumption.

Who is affected by CVE-2008-2552?

CVE-2008-2552 affects local users of Sun Solaris 10 and various versions of Sun Service Tag prior to 1.1.3.

What kind of impact does CVE-2008-2552 have?

CVE-2008-2552 can lead to a denial of service by causing excessive disk consumption on affected systems.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2552?

To mitigate CVE-2008-2552, update to the latest version of Sun Service Tag, ensuring it is above 1.1.3.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2008-2552?

There is no specific workaround for CVE-2008-2552; patching is the recommended approach to address the vulnerability.