CVE-2002-0435

security flaw

Published Apr 2, 2003 CVSS 2.0 · 1.2 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-0432 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 2:49 AM
Reserved
Jun 7, 2002, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 26, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:57 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 7, 2002, 12:00 AM