CVE-2008-5699 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 22 Dec 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit improper permission checks in the Solaris name service cache daemon to gain privileges and access sensitive information.

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-2008-5699?

CVE-2008-5699 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Opensolaris, published on 22 Dec 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The name service cache daemon (nscd) in Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris snv_50 through snv_104 does not properly check permissions, which allows local users to gain privileges and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5699?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sun Opensolaris, Sun Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2008-5699?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5699 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-5699 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5699 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-5gmv-x6h2-74wc.