CVE-2008-7300

The labeled networking implementation in Solaris Trusted Extensions in Sun Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris snv_39 through snv_67, when a labeled zone is in the installed state, allows remote authenticated users to bypass a Mandatory Access Control (MAC) policy and obtain access to the global zone.

Published: 2011-10-05 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-7300 is rated Moderate Risk (50.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.27%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-7300

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 2025-03-30 0.37% 0.27% -0.11%
2 2025-03-29 0.32% 0.37% +0.05%
3 2025-03-17 0.32%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-7300

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
6.8 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-7300

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-7300

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sun opensolaris build_snv_39 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:build_snv_39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris build_snv_47 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:build_snv_47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris build_snv_59 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:build_snv_59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris build_snv_64 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:build_snv_64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun opensolaris build_snv_67 cpe:2.3:o:sun:opensolaris:build_snv_67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun sunos 5.10 cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-7300

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