VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-0824
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.
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.66%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.66%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.66% probability · 50th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- freebsd/point-to-point protocol daemon
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-010.txt.ascBroken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102812546815606&w=2Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9738.phpBroken Link
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata31.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5355Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-010.txt.ascBroken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102812546815606&w=2Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9738.phpBroken Link
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata31.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5355Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.