CVE-2008-0965

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-08-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-134

Description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in snoop on Sun Solaris 8 through 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_96, when the -o option is omitted, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an SMB packet.

Affected products

Sun Opensolaris: through build_snv_95; build_snv_01, build_snv_02, build_snv_13, build_snv_19, build_snv_22, build_snv_64 (+4)
Sun Solaris: 8, 9, 10
Sunos: 5.8, 5.9, 5.10

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=735
http://secunia.com/advisories/31386
http://secunia.com/advisories/31535
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240101-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-355.htm
http://support.nortel.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&id=766935
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30556
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020633
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2311
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44222
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44415
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5742

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