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CVE-2003-1073

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2003-1073 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from sun, from sun organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2003, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 1.2 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

1.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	sun	solaris	2.6	Yes
Operating System	sun	solaris	7.0	Yes
Operating System	sun	solaris	8.0	Yes
Operating System	sun	solaris	9.0	Yes
Operating System	sun	solaris	9.0	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	-	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.5	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.5.1	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.7	Yes
Operating System	sun	sunos	5.8	Yes

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0044.html ([email protected])
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0008-sun-at.txt ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/7960/ Patch ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-50161-1 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-070.shtml ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/308577 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6692 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6693 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005994 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11179 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11180 ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0044.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0008-sun-at.txt (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/7960/ Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-50161-1 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-070.shtml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/308577 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6692 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6693 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005994 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11179 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11180 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sun's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.