{"cve":"CVE-2002-0435","nvd":{"published":"2002-07-26T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:57:26.483","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-018.1.txt","http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-fileutils/2002-03/msg00028.html","http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8432.php","http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-031.php","http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-015.html"],"products":["gnu:fileutils"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:34:38.930894741+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2002-0435","score":0.00338,"percentile":0.27285,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}