CVE-2008-5685

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-12-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Sun ScApp firmware 5.18.x, 5.19.x, and 5.20.0 through 5.20.10 on Sun Fire and Netra platforms allows remote attackers to access the System Controller (SC), the system console, and possibly the host OS, and cause a denial of service (shutdown or reboot), via spoofed IP packets.

Affected products

Sun Scapp: 5.18, 5.19, 5.20.0, 5.20.1, 5.20.2, 5.20.3 (+7)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33158
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021392
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-114527-12-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-246746-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1019814.1-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32805
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3440
http://secunia.com/advisories/33158
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021392
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-114527-12-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-246746-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1019814.1-1

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