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CVE-2002-0435

Published: Apr 2, 2003Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
1.2CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 74.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:HAccess Complexity
High
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

fileutilsgnuOSS Libraries
n/an/a
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
gnuoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka g. nu
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-018.1.txt
ftp.caldera.com
http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-fileutils/2002-03/msg00028.html
mail.gnu.org
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8432.php
iss.net
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Timeline

Published
Apr 2, 2003
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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