« Back to list

CVE-2003-1073

Status: ModifiedLow (1.2)—💥 Exploit

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Affected technologies (2)

SUN — SolarisSUN — Sunos

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

Show
{
  "id": "CVE-2003-1073",
  "cveTags": [],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "type": "Primary",
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "2.0",
          "baseScore": 1.2,
          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "accessComplexity": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"
        },
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "baseSeverity": "LOW",
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "exploitabilityScore": 1.9,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "product": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "published": "2003-12-31T05:00:00.000",
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0044.html",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0008-sun-at.txt",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/7960/",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-50161-1",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-070.shtml",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/308577",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6692",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6693",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005994",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11179",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11180",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0044.html",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0008-sun-at.txt",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/7960/",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-50161-1",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-070.shtml",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/308577",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6692",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6693",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005994",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11179",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11180",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    }
  ],
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "type": "Primary",
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    }
  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:03:28.460",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "negate": false,
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "34EBF074-78C8-41AF-88F1-DA6726E56F8B"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "8F1F312C-413F-4DB4-ABF4-48E33F6FECF2"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "1894C542-AA81-40A9-BF47-AE24C93C1ACB"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "A711CDC2-412C-499D-9FA6-7F25B06267C6"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "0B837BB7-5F62-4CD5-9C64-8553C28EA8A7"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "369207B4-96FA-4324-9445-98FAE8ECF5DB"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "5B72953B-E873-4E44-A3CF-12D770A0D416"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "39F847DB-65A9-47DA-BCFA-A179E5E2301A"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "08003947-A4F1-44AC-84C6-9F8D097EB759"
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "A2475113-CFE4-41C8-A86F-F2DA6548D224"
            }
          ],
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org"
}