HIGH
The PK11_SESSION cache in the OpenSSL PKCS#11 engine in Sun Solaris 10 does not maintain reference counts for operations with asymmetric keys, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (failed cryptographic operations) via unspecified vectors, related to the (1) RSA_sign and (2) RSA_verify functions
Published Dec 10, 2008
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.50%
Description
The PK11_SESSION cache in the OpenSSL PKCS#11 engine in Sun Solaris 10 does not maintain reference counts for operations with asymmetric keys, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (failed cryptographic operations) via unspecified vectors, related to the (1) RSA_sign and (2) RSA_verify functions.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.50% 0.02496
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02496
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.50% (0.02496) | 84.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.50% (0.02496) | 82.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.15% (0.01150) | 77.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00778) | 82.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00778) | 81.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 0.80% (0.00805) | 81.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00745) | 80.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | 0.74% (0.00745) | 78.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00528) | 73.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33050 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-138863-02-1 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-139459-01-1 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-246846-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32671 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021358 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3372 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47137 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5914 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33050 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-138863-02-1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-139459-01-1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-246846-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32671 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021358 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3372 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47137 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5914 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 10, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 9, 2008
Link CVE-2008-5410
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a