CVE-2005-1039

CVE-2005-1039 describes a race condition in GNU Core Utilities (coreutils) version 5.2.1. Specifically, when mkdir, mknod, or mkfifo are used with the -m switch, local users can exploit this flaw to modify the permissions of other files. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.7, indicating low severity with local access and high attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.