CVE-2000-1156 Information disclosure in n/a
A local attacker can read sensitive files belonging to a StarOffice user due to insecure temporary directory permissions and symlink following.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-1156?
CVE-2000-1156 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Dec 2000. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
StarOffice 5.2 follows symlinks and sets world-readable permissions for the /tmp/soffice.tmp directory, which allows a local user to read files of the user who is using StarOffice.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1156?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Staroffice.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1156?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1156 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2000-1156 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1156 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w46j-qhph-4m5p.