CVE-2008-0242

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-01-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in libdevinfo in Sun Solaris 10 allows local users to access files and gain privileges via unknown vectors, related to login device permissions.

Affected products

Sun Solaris: 10.0

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/28493
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103165-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200641-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27253
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019187
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0131
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39629
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5211
http://secunia.com/advisories/28493
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103165-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200641-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27253

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