CVE-2008-3425
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 plugin in Sun N1 Service Provisioning System (SPS) 5.2 and 6.0 allows remote authenticated SPS users to gain administrative access to the web server via unknown attack vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · low confidenceUnspecified vulnerability in the Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 plugin in Sun N1 Service Provisioning System (SPS) versions 5.2 and 6.0 allows remote authenticated SPS users to escalate privileges and gain administrative access to the underlying web server via unknown attack vectors.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 7.0= 5.2= 6.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Sun N1 SPS installationSearch for Sun N1 Service Provisioning System files, directories, or running services. Check /opt, /usr, and common application directories for 'sps', 'n1sps', or ' provisioning' naming. On Windows, check Program Files directories.Affected if Sun N1 SPS version 5.2 or 6.0 is installed and running
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Identify Sun Java System Web Server PluginSearch for Sun Java System Web Server Plugin version 7.0 files. Check for 'webserv7' or 'sun-web-server-plugin' directories. Look in web server plugin installation paths.Affected if Sun Java System Web Server Plugin version 7.0 is installed and connected to SPS
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Verify SPS network accessibilityCheck if the SPS administration interface is exposed to network access. Review firewall rules, listen addresses in SPS configuration, and accessible ports (typically 8080, 8443 for web console).Affected if SPS web console is network-accessible without proper access controls
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Confirm SPS user authentication is enabledReview SPS authentication configuration to determine if user login is required for access. Check whether anonymous or default credentials provide access.Affected if Remote users can authenticate to SPS with any valid account
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Check SPS version directlyIf SPS is accessible, log into the administration console and navigate to version/about information. Alternatively, check installed package version via system package manager (pkginfo on Solaris, rpm -qi on Linux).Affected if Version displays as 5.2 or 6.0
Environment is affected if Sun N1 SPS versions 5.2 or 6.0 is installed with Sun Java System Web Server Plugin 7.0 and SPS is network-accessible to remote authenticated users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply available vendor patches for Sun N1 SPS or upgrade to a supported version; restrict SPS user access to minimize the attack surface until remediation is possible.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2008-3425 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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