CVE-2008-5684
Unspecified vulnerability in the X Inter Client Exchange library (aka libICE) in Sun Solaris 8...
Unspecified vulnerability in the X Inter Client Exchange library (aka libICE) in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_85 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), as demonstrated by a port scan that triggers a segmentation violation in the Gnome session manager (aka gnome-session).
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unspecified vulnerability in the X Inter Client Exchange library (aka libICE) in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_85 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), as demonstrated by a port scan that triggers a segmentation violation in the Gnome session manager (aka gnome-session).
- Record
CVE-2008-5684- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the X Inter Client Exchange library (aka libICE) in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_85 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), as demonstrated by a port scan that triggers a segmentation violation in the Gnome session manager (aka gnome-session).
- Record
CVE-2008-5684- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5655 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the X Inter Client Exchange library (aka libICE) in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_85 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), as demonstrated by a port scan that triggers a segmentation violation in the Gnome session manager (aka gnome-session).
- Record
EUVD-2008-5655- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7vxr-gv6r-9hg2 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the X Inter Client Exchange library (aka libICE) in Sun Solaris 8...
Unspecified vulnerability in the X Inter Client Exchange library (aka libICE) in Sun Solaris 8 through 10 and OpenSolaris before snv_85 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash), as demonstrated by a port scan that triggers a segmentation violation in the Gnome session manager (aka gnome-session).
- Record
GHSA-7vxr-gv6r-9hg2- 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-2008-5684 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Sun Opensolaris, published December 19, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.39%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.