CVE-2008-1684
inetd on Sun Solaris 10, when debug logging is enabled, allows local users to write to arbitrary...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1684- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59, CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-1684- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1685 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1685- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7fmv-j8g9-pp43 No score
inetd on Sun Solaris 10, when debug logging is enabled, allows local users to write to arbitrary...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7fmv-j8g9-pp43- Weakness
- CWE-59, CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-1684 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Sun Solaris, published April 6, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 14th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1076
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41626
secunia.com/advisories/29654
securitytracker.com/id?1019781
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-233284-1
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5369
securityfocus.com/bid/28584
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1684
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7fmv-j8g9-pp43