CVE-2008-3875 Security feature bypass in n/a
Local attackers can bypass chroot, zones, and security policies in Solaris kernels to establish covert communication channels.
- 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-2008-3875?
CVE-2008-3875 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sun Opensolaris, published on 2 Sep 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The kernel in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_90 allows local users to bypass chroot, zones, and the Solaris Trusted Extensions multi-level security policy, and establish a covert communication channel, via unspecified vectors involving system calls.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3875?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Opensolaris, Sun Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3875?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3875 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-3875 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3875 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Opensolaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-57gv-rf6j-586p.