CVE-2002-0824 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

BSD pppd allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file that is specified as a tty device.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00085.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Freebsd	Point-to-point Protocol Daemon

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:point-to-point_protocol_daemon:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0816	BSD pppd allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file that is specified as a tty device.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-010.txt.asc
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102812546815606&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9738.php
http://www.openbsd.org/errata31.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5355

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:03:48.921Z

Reserved: 2002-08-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2002-0824

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2002-08-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2002-0824

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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