CVE-2008-0730 Misconfiguration in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 12 Feb 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local users can read or modify other users' home directories due to weak file permissions in Solaris language input methods.

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-2008-0730?

CVE-2008-0730 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 12 Feb 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The (1) Simplified Chinese, (2) Traditional Chinese, (3) Korean, and (4) Thai language input methods in Sun Solaris 10 create files and directories with weak permissions under (a) .iiim/le and (b) .Xlocale in home directories, which might allow local users to write to, or read from, the home directories of other users.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0730?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sun Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0730?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0730 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-0730 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0730 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Sun Solaris vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m5jg-7x2h-hv4g.