CVE-2008-5690 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Kerberos credential renewal in Sun Solaris 8, 9, 10, and OpenSolaris builds snv_01 through snv_104. This flaw stems from incorrect cache file permissions and a failure of the pam_krb5 store_cred function to properly store credentials. With a CVSS score of 2.1, this is a low-severity local vulnerability requiring no authentication, leading to authentication failures. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
snv_01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_01:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_01:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_02:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_02:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
snv_03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:snv_03:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.