CVE-2008-2538

Solaris 8-10 and OpenSolaris - Unauthorized Cron Job Insertion via crontab Race Condition

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in crontab on Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_93, allows local users to insert cron jobs into the crontab files of arbitrary users via unspecified vectors.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-237864-1
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1714
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30482
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4725
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020151
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30542
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42763

Scores

EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 9.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (3)
sun/solaris 8 (2 CPE variants)
sun/solaris 9 (2 CPE variants)
sun/solaris 10 (2 CPE variants)
Published Jun 03, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026