PT-2008-3232 · Sun · Inetd

Published 2008-04-06 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-1684

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.7

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions inetd on Sun Solaris 10

Description The issue allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /var/tmp/inetd.log temporary file when debug logging is enabled.

Recommendations For inetd on Sun Solaris 10, consider disabling debug logging as a temporary workaround to prevent exploitation. Restrict access to the /var/tmp/inetd.log file to minimize the risk of arbitrary file writing. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Link Following

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1684

Affected Products

Inetd

References · 8

• http://secunia.com/advisories/29654 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1684 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41626 · Note
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233284-1 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1076 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28584 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5369 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019781 · Note