CVE-2008-5010

in.dhcpd in the DHCP implementation in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_103,...

10.0 HighPublic exploit

in.dhcpd in the DHCP implementation in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_103, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and daemon exit) via unknown DHCP requests related to the "number of offers," aka Bug ID 6713805.

Exploit likelihood

4.83%Up 3.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2008-5010
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-5010
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-4989 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-4989
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fjwq-7gw5-8qvv No score

in.dhcpd in the DHCP implementation in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_103,...

Record: GHSA-fjwq-7gw5-8qvv
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Ubuntu 6.06 - DHCPd Remote Denial of Service	2007-11-02

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-5010 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Sun Opensolaris, published November 10, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.83%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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