# 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 ..

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-02-08 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1005994
- http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0008-sun-at.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11180
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11179
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2003-q1/0044.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/308577
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7960/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6693
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6692
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/n-070.shtml
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-50161-1
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22203

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