# CVE-2010-1183: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can append data to arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in Oracle Solaris patch scripts.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Mar 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6vjj-wjq4-w7hv

## What is CVE-2010-1183?

CVE-2010-1183 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 29 Mar 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Certain patch-installation scripts in Oracle Solaris allow local users to append data to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/CLEANUP temporary file, related to use of Update Manager.

Weakness: CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1183?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sun Solaris.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-1183?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1183 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-1183 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-1183 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Sun Connection Update Manager for Solaris - Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)
- Solaris 10 Patch 137097-01 - Symlink Privilege Escalation (exploitdb)
- Solaris Recommended Patch Cluster 6/19 (x86) - Local Privilege Escalation (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris

- [CVE-2008-3869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3869/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-3870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3870/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-4556](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4556/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-3093](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3093/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-1081](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1081/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-1183 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-1183 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 29 Mar 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-1183 exists.

Affected product: Sun Solaris. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1183/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1183/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1183
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1183
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-1183

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