CVE-2008-0836 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published 20 Feb 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can cause a system panic in Sun Solaris via a NULL pointer dereference in the vuidmice STREAMS modules.

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-2008-0836?

CVE-2008-0836 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 20 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 vuidmice STREAMS modules in Sun Solaris 9 and 10 on x86 architectures allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unspecified vectors that trigger a NULL pointer dereference in the vuid3ps2 module, a different issue than CVE-2007-5319.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0836?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0836?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0836 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-0836 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0836 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-2pwc-7w8w-cr23.