CVE-2002-0435

Race condition in the recursive (1) directory deletion and (2) directory move in GNU File Utilities (fileutils) 4.1 and earlier allows local users to delete…

published April 2, 2003

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
25.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Race condition in the recursive (1) directory deletion and (2) directory move in GNU File Utilities (fileutils) 4.1 and earlier allows local users to delete directories as the user running fileutils by moving a low-level directory to a higher level as it is being deleted, which causes fileutils to chdir to a ".." directory that is higher than expected, possibly up to the root file system.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00338 · 25.8th percentile
Published
2003-04-02T05:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 APR 05:00Z
    Race condition in the recursive (1) directory deletion and (2) directory move in GNU File Utilities (fileutils) 4.1 and earlier allows local users to delete…
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