Vulnerability in Sun Solaris
CVE-2007-0895
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (20.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Sun Solaris — versions 9.0, 10.0
- Sun Sunos — versions 5.8
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8272 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/24405 (third-party-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/31880 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/24082 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32399 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0543 (vdb-entry)
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-102.htm
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-0895?
- CVE-2007-0895 is a vulnerability in Sun Solaris. Published 2007-02-13.
- Is CVE-2007-0895 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.