CVE-2008-2705

Unspecified vulnerability in Sun Java System Access Manager (AM) 7.1, when used with certain versions and configurations of Sun Directory Server Enterprise Edition (DSEE), allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2008-06-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2705 is rated High Risk (71.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.57%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +3.22% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-2705

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.35% 3.57% +3.22%
2 2025-03-30 0.79% 0.35% -0.44%
3 2025-03-29 0.79%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-2705

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-2705

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-2705

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun java_system_access_manager 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:java_system_access_manager:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-2705

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