CVE-2008-3875
The kernel in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_90 allows local users to bypass...
The kernel in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_90 allows local users to bypass chroot, zones, and the Solaris Trusted Extensions multi-level security policy, and establish a covert communication channel, via unspecified vectors involving system calls.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.2
The kernel in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_90 allows local users to bypass chroot, zones, and the Solaris Trusted Extensions multi-level security policy, and establish a covert communication channel, via unspecified vectors involving system calls.
- Record
CVE-2008-3875- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The kernel in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_90 allows local users to bypass chroot, zones, and the Solaris Trusted Extensions multi-level security policy, and establish a covert communication channel, via unspecified vectors involving system calls.
- Record
CVE-2008-3875- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3861 No score
The kernel in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_90 allows local users to bypass chroot, zones, and the Solaris Trusted Extensions multi-level security policy, and establish a covert communication channel, via unspecified vectors involving system calls.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3861- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-57gv-rf6j-586p No score
The kernel in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_90 allows local users to bypass...
The kernel in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_90 allows local users to bypass chroot, zones, and the Solaris Trusted Extensions multi-level security policy, and establish a covert communication channel, via unspecified vectors involving system calls.
- Record
GHSA-57gv-rf6j-586p- 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-2008-3875 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Sun Opensolaris, published September 2, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/31667
securitytracker.com/id?1020780
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-240706-1
securityfocus.com/bid/30880
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2460
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5453
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44753
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3875
github.com/advisories/GHSA-57gv-rf6j-586p