FKIE_CVE-2008-5746

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-12-29 15:24 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:00
Severity
Summary
Sun SNMP Management Agent (SUNWmasf) 1.4u2 through 1.5.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain privileges via a symlink attack on temporary files.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/50987
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/33328Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248646-1Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33014
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021496
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47619
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/50987
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33328Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248646-1Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33014
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021496
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47619
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
sun snmp_management_agent 1.4
sun snmp_management_agent 1.5.3
sun snmp_management_agent 1.5.4
sun solaris 8
sun solaris 9
sun solaris 10
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  "evaluatorSolution": "http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-248646-1\r\n\r\nThis issue is addressed in the following release:\r\n\r\nSPARC Platform\r\n\r\n    * Sun SNMP Management Agent (\"SUNWmasf\") 1.5.5 or later (For Solaris 8, 9 and 10)\r\n\r\nSun SNMP Management Agent is available for download at http://www.sun.com/download/",
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:00:55.277",
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