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 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.
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 27% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- gnu:fileutils
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