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CVE-2002-0435

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Published: Jul 26, 2002Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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1.2
Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Exploitability: 1.9 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Gnu: Fileutils
1 product
Fileutils
Configuration A
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Gnu
Version 4.0
Version 4.1.6
Version 4.1

References (16)

ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-018.1.txt (unsafe URL)
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-018.1.txt (unsafe URL)
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory

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