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CVE-2008-5699· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

The name service cache daemon (nscd) in Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris snv_50 through snv_104 does not properly check permissions, which all

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.

MediumCVSS 4.6 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Dec 22, 2008
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 26th percentile
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Action score

18

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
18 / 40 · 4.6 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

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_100
  • sun opensolarissnv_101
  • sun opensolarissnv_102
  • sun opensolarissnv_103
  • sun opensolarissnv_104
  • sun opensolarissnv_50
  • sun opensolarissnv_51
  • sun opensolarissnv_52
  • sun opensolarissnv_53
  • sun opensolarissnv_54
  • sun opensolarissnv_55
  • sun opensolarissnv_56
  • sun opensolarissnv_57
  • sun opensolarissnv_58
  • sun opensolarissnv_59
  • sun opensolarissnv_60
  • sun opensolarissnv_61
  • sun opensolarissnv_62
  • sun opensolarissnv_63
  • sun opensolarissnv_64

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

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

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.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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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.

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

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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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.

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