Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 26, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0435
CVE-2002-0435
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.
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References
8- ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-018.1.txtnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/8432.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4266nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/260936nvdVendor Advisory
- mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-fileutils/2002-03/msg00028.htmlnvd
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-031.phpnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-015.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-016.htmlnvd
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