CVE-2008-4556
HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 69.9%EU EUVD
Stack-based buffer overflow in the adm_build_path function in sadmind in Sun Solstice AdminSuite on Solaris 8 and 9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 69.9% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-4537)
- Published
- October 14, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4537 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- sun / solaris
- sun / solaris
- sun / solaris
- sun / solaris
References
- http://osvdb.org/50019
- http://risesecurity.org/advisories/RISE-2008001.txt(Exploit)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32283(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32812
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4408
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-245806-1
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-448.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497311/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31751(Exploit)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021059
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2824
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3230
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45858
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5543
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6786
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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