CVE-2008-2538

NONECVSS 0.0Trending — 3 sources updated this week

0.0

Unspecified vulnerability in crontab on Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_93, allows local users to insert cron jobs into the crontab files of arbitrary users via unspecified vectors.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: 0.0(none)
EPSS: 9.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

June 3, 2008

Last Modified

April 23, 2026

References (16)

cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/30482
cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/30542
cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1020151
cve@mitrehttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-237864-1
cve@mitrehttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-222.htm
cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1714
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42763
cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A4725
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30482
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30542
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1020151
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-237864-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-222.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1714
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42763

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2008-2538?

CVE-2008-2538 is a none vulnerability published on June 3, 2008. Unspecified vulnerability in crontab on Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris before snv_93, allows local users to insert cron jobs into the crontab files of arbitrary users via unspecified vectors.

When was CVE-2008-2538 disclosed?

CVE-2008-2538 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 3, 2008, with the most recent update on April 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2008-2538 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2538 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 9.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2008-2538?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2008-2538, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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