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.