CVE-2002-0435 | BDVDB-2026-5155 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-016.html
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-031.php
- http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-fileutils/2002-03/msg00028.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-015.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4266
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/260936
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8432.php
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.