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CVE-2002-0435
Published: Apr 2, 2003
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2003:016
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
MDKSA-2002:031
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRAKE
http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-fileutils/2002-03/msg00028.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2003:015
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
4266
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
20020310 GNU fileutils - recursive directory removal race condition
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
gnu-fileutils-race-condition(8432)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
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