CVE-2008-1684 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

inetd on Sun Solaris 10, when debug logging is enabled, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /var/tmp/inetd.log temporary file.

Published: 2008-04-06

Score: 4.7 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10::sparc:::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10::x86:::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1685	inetd on Sun Solaris 10, when debug logging is enabled, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /var/tmp/inetd.log temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00019.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29654
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019781
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233284-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28584
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1076
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41626
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5369

History

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Subscriptions

Sun Solaris

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-04-06T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:32:01.127Z

Reserved: 2008-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1684

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-06T23:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1684

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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