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CVE-2008-1684
inetd on Sun Solaris 10, when debug logging is enabled, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the…
Medium4.7EPSS 0.23%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.7 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.23% · top 86% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.7.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- ADV-2008-1076 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- solaris-inetd1m-dos(41626) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 29654 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1019781 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 233284 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5369 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 28584 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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