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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2008-0938

Medium
4.7/10

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in the dynamic tracing framework (DTrace) in Sun Solaris 10 allows local users with PRIV_DTRACE_USER or PRIV_DTRACE_PROC privileges to obtain sensitive kernel information via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-4126.

  • MEDIUM
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published