Fileutils
Vendor:
First CVE: Jul 26, 2002 · Active for 23 years
3
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 64% of tracked products
1.5
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 56% of tracked products
2.8
Avg CVSS
Bottom 1%
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Fileutils over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Jul 26, 2002
23 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Nov 17, 2003
8,285 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Fileutils3 CVEs
67%
33%
All CVEs352,231 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
LowMedium
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network0 (0.0%)
Unknown3 (100.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown3 (100.0%)
User Interaction
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown3 (100.0%)
Required0 (0.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown3 (100.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (3 CVEs).
3 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2003-0853MEDIUM An integer overflow in ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages may allow local users to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a large -w value, which could be r | Nov 17, 2003 | 5.0 | 26 | NO | YES |
ls in the fileutils or coreutils packages allows local users to consume a large amount of memory via a large -w value, which can be remotely exploited via applications that use ls, | Nov 17, 2003 | 2.1 | 17 | NO | YES |
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 | Jul 26, 2002 | 1.2 | 13 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (3 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
2 CVEs
66.7% of CVEs· 93rd percentile
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (3 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (3 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Fileutils
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1.7 | 2 | 3.5 | 5.8% | 0 | 2 |
| 4.1.6 | 3 | 2.8 | 4.0% | 0 | 2 |
| 4.1 | 3 | 2.8 | 4.0% | 0 | 2 |
| 4.0.36 | 2 | 3.5 | 5.8% | 0 | 2 |
| 4.0 | 3 | 2.8 | 4.0% | 0 | 2 |