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CVE-2008-5690

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.38%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-12-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2008-5690
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.38%

Original NVD Description

The Kerberos credential renewal feature in Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10, and OpenSolaris build snv_01 through snv_104, allows local users to cause a denial of service (authentication failure) via unspecified vectors related to incorrect cache file permissions, and lack of credential storage by the store_cred function in pam_krb5.