CVE-2005-1039

Core Utilities <5.2.1 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

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.

References (1)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13053

Scores

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 17.0%

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

gnu/coreutils

Timeline

Published May 02, 2005

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026