CVE-2008-5010 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.8% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
in.dhcpd in the DHCP implementation in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_103, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via unknown DHCP requests related to the "number of offers," aka Bug ID 6713805.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 4.83% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-11-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sun | opensolaris |
| sun | solaris |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Ubuntu 6.06 - DHCPd Remote Denial of Service | 2007-11-02 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32668
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021157
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-109077-21-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243806-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32213
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3088
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46480
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5668
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32668
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1021157
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-109077-21-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243806-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32213
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3088
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46480
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5668
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