CVE-2008-5908
Unspecified vulnerability in the root/boot archive tool in Sun OpenSolaris has unknown impact and...
Unspecified vulnerability in the root/boot archive tool in Sun OpenSolaris has unknown impact and local attack vectors, related to a "Temporary file vulnerability," aka Bug ID 6653455.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.2
Unspecified vulnerability in the root/boot archive tool in Sun OpenSolaris has unknown impact and local attack vectors, related to a "Temporary file vulnerability," aka Bug ID 6653455.
- Record
CVE-2008-5908- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the root/boot archive tool in Sun OpenSolaris has unknown impact and local attack vectors, related to a "Temporary file vulnerability," aka Bug ID 6653455.
- Record
CVE-2008-5908- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5878 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the root/boot archive tool in Sun OpenSolaris has unknown impact and local attack vectors, related to a "Temporary file vulnerability," aka Bug ID 6653455.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5878- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cxrr-vqh2-8wg4 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in the root/boot archive tool in Sun OpenSolaris has unknown impact and...
Unspecified vulnerability in the root/boot archive tool in Sun OpenSolaris has unknown impact and local attack vectors, related to a "Temporary file vulnerability," aka Bug ID 6653455.
- Record
GHSA-cxrr-vqh2-8wg4- 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-2008-5908 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Sun Opensolaris, published January 16, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.