CVE-2005-1039
EPSS 0.06%
Description
Race condition in Core Utilities (coreutils) 5.2.1, when (1) mkdir, (2) mknod, or (3) mkfifo is running with the -m switch, allows local users to modify permissions of other files.
How to fix CVE-2005-1039
To remediate CVE-2005-1039, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/coreutils—upgrade to 6.10-1 or later
Is CVE-2005-1039 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 6.10-1