MEDIUM
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 Apr 6, 2008
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.23%
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.
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.
4.7 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.23% 0.00234
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00234
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.23% (0.00234) | 12.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.23% (0.00234) | 13.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.02% (0.00022) | 3.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 15.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 13.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29654 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019781 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233284-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28584 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1076 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41626 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5369 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29654 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1019781 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233284-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28584 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1076 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41626 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5369 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 6, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 6, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1684
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a