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CVE-2008-2539

The Sun Cluster Global File System in Sun Cluster 3.1 on Sun Solaris 8 through 10, when an underlying ufs filesystem is used, might allow local users to read data from arbitrary deleted files, or corrupt files in global filesystems, via unspecified vectors.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-2539 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from sun organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-06-03T15:32:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	sun	cluster	3.1	Yes
Application	sun	cluster	3.1	Yes
Application	sun	cluster	3.1	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30483 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-201341-1 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29458 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020152 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1713 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42762 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/30483 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-201341-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29458 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020152 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1713 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42762 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sun's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.