CVE-2002-0435

GNU File Utilities <4.1 - Local Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-016.html
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandrake
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-031.php
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-015.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4266
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_caldera
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-018.1.txt
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/260936
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8432.php

Scores

EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 22.2%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
gnu/fileutils 4.0
gnu/fileutils 4.1
gnu/fileutils 4.1.6
Published Jul 26, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026