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CVE-2009-1207

Race condition in the dircmp script in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris snv_01 through...

4.4 Medium

Race condition in the dircmp script in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris snv_01 through snv_111, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, probably involving a symlink attack on temporary files.

Exploit likelihood

0.26%Down 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.4

Race condition in the dircmp script in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris snv_01 through snv_111, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, probably involving a symlink attack on temporary files.

Record
CVE-2009-1207
CVSS 2.0
4.4 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Race condition in the dircmp script in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris snv_01 through snv_111, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, probably involving a symlink attack on temporary files.

Record
CVE-2009-1207
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1206 No score

Race condition in the dircmp script in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris snv_01 through snv_111, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, probably involving a symlink attack on temporary files.

Record
EUVD-2009-1206
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r2w4-h757-2m5g No score

Race condition in the dircmp script in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris snv_01 through...

Race condition in the dircmp script in Sun Solaris 8 through 10, and OpenSolaris snv_01 through snv_111, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files, probably involving a symlink attack on temporary files.

Record
GHSA-r2w4-h757-2m5g
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2009-1207 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Sun Opensolaris, published April 1, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 17th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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