Findings

CVE-2013-4235

shadow: TOCTOU (time-of-check time-of-use) race condition when copying and removing directory trees

Published Dec 3, 2019 · updated Oct 14, 2026 · shadow shadow

shadow: TOCTOU (time-of-check time-of-use) race condition when copying and removing directory trees

Code

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Timeline

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  1. Dec 3, 2019 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    shadow: TOCTOU (time-of-check time-of-use) race condition when copying and removing directory trees

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    shadow: TOCTOU (time-of-check time-of-use) race condition when copying and removing directory trees

Affected

  • cpe debian/debian linux10.0
  • cpe debian/debian linux8.0
  • cpe debian/debian linux9.0
  • cpe debian/shadowversion unspecified
  • cpe fedoraproject/fedora16
  • cpe fedoraproject/fedora17
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux5
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux6.0
  • vendor shadow shadowversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2013-4235

    shadow: TOCTOU (time-of-check time-of-use) race condition when copying and removing directory trees

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2013-4235

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2013-4235

    shadow: TOCTOU (time-of-check time-of-use) race condition when copying and removing directory trees

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2013-4235 · ZeroDay Findings