Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 allow local users to…
Priority LOW 33CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 allow local users to gain privileges via vectors related to handling of tags with (1) the -t option and (2) the :tag command in the (a) vi, (b) ex, (c) vedit, (d) view, and (e) edit programs.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00773 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | 8 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 8 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | 9 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 9 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* | 10 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | 10 | Vulnerable | Sun |
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 Vulnerable ·Sun
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4131
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q4v5-rxjg-w95g
References
More Sun Solaris vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00767 Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00666 The default installation of sadmind on Solaris uses weak authentication (AUTH_SYS), which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2003-00185 Buffer overflow in the call_trans2open function in trans2.c for Samba 2.2.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2002-00376 Integer overflow in xdr_array function in RPC servers for operating systems that use… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2003-00437 Off-by-one error in the fb_realpath() function, as derived from the realpath function in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2001-00234 Buffer overflow in Solaris snmpXdmid SNMP to DMI mapper daemon allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2008-4131 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-4131 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q4v5-rxjg-w95g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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