Is CVE-2008-0730 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0730 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0730?

CVE-2008-0730 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-0730

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.6 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.4% (30th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-0740)
Published: February 12, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0740 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

sun / solaris
sun / solaris
sun / solaris
sun / solaris
sun / solaris
sun / solaris

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%3Adef%3A5545(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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