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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 2.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 0.3% (23th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-0891)
- Published
- February 13, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-0891 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- sun / solaris
- sun / solaris
- sun / sunos
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24082(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24405
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102782-1
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-102.htm
- http://www.osvdb.org/31880
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0543
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32399
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8272
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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