Skip to content
Noroxi
CVE-2008-5689· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

tun in IP Tunnel in Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris snv_01 through snv_76 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) and possibly ex

tun in IP Tunnel in Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris snv_01 through snv_76 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted SIOCGTUNPARAM IOCTL request, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

HighCVSS 7.2 · v2.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Dec 19, 2008
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.3% · 68th percentile
Follow this CVE

Sign in to follow · You’ll be notified if a followed record enters KEV, gets an exploit or is updated.

Report tools

JSON

Action score

28

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.3%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
sunopensolaris
sunsolaris

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • sun opensolarissnv_01
  • sun opensolarissnv_02
  • sun opensolarissnv_03
  • sun opensolarissnv_04
  • sun opensolarissnv_05
  • sun opensolarissnv_06
  • sun opensolarissnv_07
  • sun opensolarissnv_08
  • sun opensolarissnv_09
  • sun opensolarissnv_10
  • sun opensolarissnv_100
  • sun opensolarissnv_101
  • sun opensolarissnv_102
  • sun opensolarissnv_11
  • sun opensolarissnv_12
  • sun opensolarissnv_13
  • sun opensolarissnv_14
  • sun opensolarissnv_15
  • sun opensolarissnv_16
  • sun opensolarissnv_17

Same product

sun: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2009-2296The NFSv4 server kernel module in Sun Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_119, does not properly implement the nfs_portmon setting, which
    41Plan
  • CVE-2008-5010in.dhcpd in the DHCP implementation in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_103, allows remote attackers to cause a denial o
    41Plan
  • CVE-2008-0964Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in snoop on Sun Solaris 8 through 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_96, when the -o option is omitted, all
    41Plan
  • CVE-2008-0965Multiple format string vulnerabilities in snoop on Sun Solaris 8 through 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_96, when the -o option is omitted, al
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2008-7300The labeled networking implementation in Solaris Trusted Extensions in Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris snv_39 through snv_67, when a labeled
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2009-0304The kernel in Sun Solaris 10 and 11 snv_101b, and OpenSolaris before snv_108, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system c
    34Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

Noroxi does not host or link to exploit code. Metasploit module names and Nuclei template ids are shown (names, not code); Exploit-DB entries and PoC repositories are given as counts only.

Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrylocal2011-01-10

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+751 d
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+6494 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

—

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
C · data can be read
Integrity
C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
C · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
C
Integrity impact
C
Availability impact
C

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-399 · Resource Management Errors

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Noroxi analysis

No Noroxi analysis for this record yet

We don't hand-write analysis for all 385,000+ vulnerabilities; that wouldn't be honest. For notable, high-impact vulnerabilities our team writes the mechanism, detection and remediation steps.

We use this product, ask for help

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

All records