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CVE-2008-0730: Solaris 10 language input methods allow cross-user file access

CVE-2008-0730 · published 18 years ago

Summary

On Solaris 10, the input tools for Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Thai create files and folders in users' home directories with permissions that are too open. This can let one local user read or modify another user's private files. Update the system with the latest patches or change the file permissions to restrict access.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
sun	solaris	10 `cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10:::ko:::sparc:*`

Original advisory text

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.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/28931 Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-201315-1 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27770 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0452 Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3... Third Party Advisory

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)

Severity

4.6 Medium

Exploitation

<1% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Timeline

Published12 Feb 2008

Updated4 Nov 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2008-0730 · NVD

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