CVE-2008-1778
Unspecified vulnerability in the floating point context switch implementation in Sun Solaris 9...
Unspecified vulnerability in the floating point context switch implementation in Sun Solaris 9 and 10 on x86 platforms might allow local users to cause a denial of service (application exit), corrupt data, or trigger incorrect calculations via unknown vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unspecified vulnerability in the floating point context switch implementation in Sun Solaris 9 and 10 on x86 platforms might allow local users to cause a denial of service (application exit), corrupt data, or trigger incorrect calculations via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2008-1778- CVSS 2.0
- 6.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-16
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the floating point context switch implementation in Sun Solaris 9 and 10 on x86 platforms might allow local users to cause a denial of service (application exit), corrupt data, or trigger incorrect calculations via unknown vectors.
- Record
CVE-2008-1778- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1778 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the floating point context switch implementation in Sun Solaris 9 and 10 on x86 platforms might allow local users to cause a denial of service (application exit), corrupt data, or trigger incorrect calculations via unknown vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1778- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8j68-94qg-c979 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the floating point context switch implementation in Sun Solaris 9...
Unspecified vulnerability in the floating point context switch implementation in Sun Solaris 9 and 10 on x86 platforms might allow local users to cause a denial of service (application exit), corrupt data, or trigger incorrect calculations via unknown vectors.
- Record
GHSA-8j68-94qg-c979- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-1778 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.6) in Sun Sunos, published April 14, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/28733
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41765
securitytracker.com/id?1019833
secunia.com/advisories/29728
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4950
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1193/references
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233921-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1778
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8j68-94qg-c979