CVE-2008-2538

Published: Jun 3, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.9

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in crontab on Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_93, allows local users to insert cron jobs into the crontab files of arbitrary users via unspecified vectors.

Affected (6)

Products: Sun: Solaris

Sun

1 product

Solaris

Configuration A

6 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Sun Solaris	Version 10
Sun Solaris	Version 10
Sun Solaris	Version 8
Sun Solaris	Version 8
Sun Solaris	Version 9
Sun Solaris	Version 9

Related CWEs

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (16)

http://secunia.com/advisories/30482

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/30542

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1020151

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-237864-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-222.htm

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1714

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42763

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4725

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/30482