CVE-2008-1779 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Sun Solaris versions 8, 9, and 10, where a remote, authenticated attacker can trigger a system panic using unspecified self-encapsulated IP packets. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating a medium severity, and allows a remote attacker with authentication to achieve a complete system availability impact (denial of service). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
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