CVE-2007-3717
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD
rcp on Sun Solaris 8, 9, and 10 before 20070710 does not properly call certain helper applications, which allows local users to gain privileges by creating files with certain names, possibly containing shell metacharacters or spaces, a similar issue to CVE-2006-0225.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 0.3% (26th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-3701)
- Published
- July 12, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-3701 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- sun / sunos
- sun / sunos
- sun / sunos
References
- http://osvdb.org/36611
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26024(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26210
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102978-1(Patch)
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-319.htm
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2494
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35334
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1772
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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