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CVE-2005-1039

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.

  • Published: May 2, 2005
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2005-1039
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 3.7
  • AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
gnu / coreutils 5.2.1 5.2.1.x