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.
Published:Mar 7, 2002
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Apr 2, 2003
EPSS Score:0.00074
CVSS Score:1.2
Affected Products
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Product
Action
Vendor
Gnu
Product
Fileutils
Gnu
Fileutils
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Linux
Redhat
Linux
Exploits
No exploit reference
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Availability
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