CVE-2002-0435

CVE-2002-0435 describes a race condition in GNU File Utilities (fileutils) versions 4.1 and earlier, specifically impacting recursive directory deletion and movement. A local attacker can exploit this by manipulating directory structures during these operations, potentially leading to the deletion of directories as the user running fileutils, even up to the root filesystem. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 1.2, indicating low impact (partial integrity) and high attack complexity, requiring local access. There is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or KEV listing, despite a relatively high number of community mentions.