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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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 2.0
- 1.2 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnu/fileutils
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-018.1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-fileutils/2002-03/msg00028.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8432.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-031.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-015.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-016.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/260936Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4266Patch, Vendor Advisory
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-018.1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-fileutils/2002-03/msg00028.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8432.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-031.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-015.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-016.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/260936Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4266Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.