CVE-2007-0895 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a race condition in Solaris rm to delete arbitrary files or escalate privileges by manipulating directory structures during recursive deletion.
- 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-2007-0895?
CVE-2007-0895 is a low-severity vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 13 Feb 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Race condition in recursive directory deletion with the (1) -r or (2) -R option in rm in Solaris 8 through 10 before 20070208 allows local users to delete files and directories as the user running rm by moving a low-level directory to a higher level as it is being deleted, which causes rm to chdir to a ".." directory that is higher than expected, possibly up to the root file system, a related issue to CVE-2002-0435.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0895?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0895?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0895 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-0895 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0895 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3g37-x67f-m9rp.