Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU38228

Race condition in coreutils - CVE-2015-1865

Published: September 20, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU38228

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1865

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: GNU

Affected software:
coreutils

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to manipulate data.

fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.

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