CVE-2009-1207 — 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

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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

Published Apr 1, 2009

4.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.26%

Description

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.26% 0.00257

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00257

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 3, 2026	0.26% (0.00257)	15.80th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.26% (0.00257)	16.81th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.05% (0.00051)	12.89th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00044)	15.20th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 4, 2024	0.04% (0.00044)	13.00th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00044)	10.97th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.28% (0.01282)	68.34th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 22, 2023	1.28% (0.01282)	68.05th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.28% (0.01282)	65.91th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.28% (0.01282)	41.72th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-362

Race Condition

References (9)

http://secunia.com/advisories/34558
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34813
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-138897-01-1
x_refsource_MISCPatch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-253468-1
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatchVendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-140.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34316
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1105
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49526
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6183
vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/34558		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34813		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-138897-01-1		x_refsource_MISCPatch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-253468-1		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatchVendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-140.htm		x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34316		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1105		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49526		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6183		vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Apr 1, 2009

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Mar 31, 2009

Link CVE-2009-1207

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2009-1207

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2009-1207