Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 13, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-0895
CVE-2007-0895
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.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:10.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:9.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 8 through 10 before 20070208
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- secunia.com/advisories/24082nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/24405nvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-102.htmnvd
- www.osvdb.org/31880nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0543nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32399nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8272nvd
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