CVE-2008-0718 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.7 Published 12 Feb 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can cause a system panic in Sun Solaris 64-bit mode via the USB Mouse STREAMS module.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-0718?

CVE-2008-0718 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 12 Feb 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the USB Mouse STREAMS module (usbms) in Sun Solaris 9 and 10, when 64-bit mode is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0718?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0718?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0718 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2008-0718 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0718 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-rvc4-4cr9-9c89.