VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-1669
pkg_add in FreeBSD 4.2 through 4.4 creates a temporary directory with world-searchable permissions, which may allow local users to modify world-writable parts of the package during installation.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
pkg_add in FreeBSD 4.2 through 4.4 creates a temporary directory with world-searchable permissions, which may allow local users to modify world-writable parts of the package during installation.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- freebsd/freebsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:01.pkg_add.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3819Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7852
- ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:01.pkg_add.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3819Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7852
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.