CVE-2002-0435

LowCVSS 1.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 1.2/10AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 26, 2002
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2002-0435: Low severity, CVSS 1.2 | Vulnix