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Fencer Vulns
low 1.2

CVE-2003-1073 json

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…

published 2003-12-31 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-1063

cvss
1.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-22203)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-22203 Sun Solaris 2.5/2.6/7.0/8/9 AT Command - Arbitrary File Deletion local, 2003-01-27

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 1.2 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

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