CVE-2002-0824 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2003-04-02

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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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.

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.

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

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Subscriptions

Freebsd Point-to-point Protocol Daemon

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-04-02T05:00:00.000Z

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

Reserved: 2002-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0824

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-0824

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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