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CVE-2008-5685

Sun ScApp firmware 5.18.x, 5.19.x, and 5.20.0 through 5.20.10 on Sun Fire and Netra platforms allows remote attackers to access the System Controller (SC), the system console, and possibly the host OS, and cause a denial of service (shutdown or reboot), via spoofed IP packets.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-5685 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from sun, from sun, 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

2008-12-19T17:30:03.250

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Hardware	sun	scapp	5.18	Yes
Hardware	sun	scapp	5.19	Yes
Hardware	sun	scapp	5.20.0	Yes
Hardware	sun	scapp	5.20.1	Yes
Hardware	sun	scapp	5.20.2	Yes
Hardware	sun	scapp	5.20.3	Yes
Hardware	sun	scapp	5.20.4	Yes
Hardware	sun	scapp	5.20.5	Yes
Hardware	sun	scapp	5.20.6	Yes
Hardware	sun	scapp	5.20.7	Yes
Hardware	sun	scapp	5.20.8	Yes
Hardware	sun	scapp	5.20.9	Yes
Hardware	sun	scapp	5.20.10	Yes
Hardware	sun	netra	1280	No
Hardware	sun	netra	1290	No
Hardware	sun	sun_fire	3800	No
Hardware	sun	sun_fire	4800	No
Hardware	sun	sun_fire	4810	No
Hardware	sun	sun_fire	6800	No
Hardware	sun	sun_fire	e2900	No
Hardware	sun	sun_fire	e4900	No
Hardware	sun	sun_fire	e6900	No
Hardware	sun	sun_fire	v1280	No

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33158 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021392 ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-114527-12-1 Patch ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-246746-1 ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1019814.1-1 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32805 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3440 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/33158 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021392 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-114527-12-1 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-246746-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1019814.1-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32805 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3440 (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.