CVE-2008-5423

Sun Sun Ray Server Software 3.x and 4.0 and Sun Ray Windows Connector 1.1 and 2.0 expose the LDAP password during a configuration step, which allows local users to discover the Sun Ray administration password, and obtain admin access to the Data Store and Administration GUI, via unspecified vectors related to the utconfig component of the Server Software and the uttscadm component of the Windows Connector.

Published: 2008-12-11 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-5423 is rated Low Risk (25.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.32%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5423

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 0.07% 0.32% +0.25%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.02%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5423

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.1 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5423

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5423

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun ray_server_software 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_server_software:3.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun ray_server_software 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_server_software:3.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun ray_server_software 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_server_software:4.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun ray_server_software 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_server_software:3.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun ray_server_software 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_server_software:4.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun ray_windows_connector 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_windows_connector:1.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun ray_windows_connector 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_windows_connector:2.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
sun ray_windows_connector 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_windows_connector:1.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun ray_windows_connector 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_windows_connector:2.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
sun ray_windows_connector 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_windows_connector:1.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun ray_windows_connector 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_windows_connector:2.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun ray_server_software 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_server_software:3.1.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun ray_server_software 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_server_software:4.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun ray_server_software 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_server_software:3.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
sun ray_server_software 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:sun:ray_server_software:3.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5423

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