Symlink Follow Vulnerability in StarOffice by Sun Microsystems
CVE-2000-1156

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Key Information:

Vendor: Oracle
Status: Staroffice
Vendor: CVE Published:; 9 January 2001

What is CVE-2000-1156?

The StarOffice 5.2 suite developed by Sun Microsystems has a vulnerability that allows local users to read other users' files. This is due to its handling of symbolic links in the /tmp/soffice.tmp directory, where it grants world-readable permissions. Anyone with local access can exploit this flaw to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information from other users who are currently utilizing the StarOffice application.

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