CVE - CVE-2002-0435

CVE-ID
CVE-2002-0435	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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
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BUGTRAQ:20020310 GNU fileutils - recursive directory removal race condition URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/260936 CONFIRM:http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-fileutils/2002-03/msg00028.html CALDERA:CSSA-2002-018.1 URL:ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-018.1.txt REDHAT:RHSA-2003:015 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-015.html REDHAT:RHSA-2003:016 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-016.html XF:gnu-fileutils-race-condition(8432) URL:http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8432.php BID:4266 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4266 MANDRAKE:MDKSA-2002:031 URL:http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-031.php
Date Entry Created
20030402	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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