fts routines in FreeBSD 4.3 and earlier, NetBSD before 1.5.2, and OpenBSD 2.9 and earlier can be forced to change (chdir) into a different directory than intended when the directory above the current directory is moved, which could cause scripts to perform dangerous actions on the wrong directories
Published Apr 2, 2003
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.30%
Description
fts routines in FreeBSD 4.3 and earlier, NetBSD before 1.5.2, and OpenBSD 2.9 and earlier can be forced to change (chdir) into a different directory than intended when the directory above the current directory is moved, which could cause scripts to perform dangerous actions on the wrong directories.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 20.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00298) | 21.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 16.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 26.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 24.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:40.fts.v1.1.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/netbsd/2001-q3/0204.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8715.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata28.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/5466 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3205 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:40.fts.v1.1.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSD | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/netbsd/2001-q3/0204.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8715.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.openbsd.org/errata28.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDPatch | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/5466 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3205 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
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