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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-1039

Race condition in Core Utilities (coreutils) 5.2.1, when (1) mkdir, (2) mknod, or (3) mkfifo is running with the -m switch, allows local users to modify permissions of other files.

LOW 3.7EPSS 0.28%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Race condition in Core Utilities (coreutils) 5.2.1, when (1) mkdir, (2) mknod, or (3) mkfifo is running with the -m switch, allows local users to modify permissions of other files.

CVSS 2.0
3.7 LOWAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
0.28% probability · 20th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
gnu/coreutils
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.