coreutils: "time of check to time of use" race condition fts.c
Published Sep 20, 2017
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.26%
Description
fts.c in coreutils 8.4 allows local users to delete arbitrary files.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
coreutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
coreutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
coreutils
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | coreutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | coreutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | coreutils | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Aug 6, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 15.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.25% (0.00248) | 15.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.02% (0.00019) | 2.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76073 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1865 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211300 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1865
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1865
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76073 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1865 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1211300 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1865 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1865 |
Change history (0)
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