CVE-2003-1073 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can delete arbitrary files in Solaris via a race condition in the at command, requiring local access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2003-1073?
CVE-2003-1073 is a low-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 8 Feb 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A race condition in the at command for Solaris 2.6 through 9 allows local users to delete arbitrary files via the -r argument with .. (dot dot) sequences in the job name, then modifying the directory structure after at checks permissions to delete the file and before the deletion actually takes place.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1073?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1073?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1073 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2003-1073 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1073 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r2ff-mfrc-wmc3.