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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.
Medium6.9EPSS 0.66%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.66% · top 48% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20020729 011: SECURITY FIX: July 29, 2002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDx_transferred
- pppd-race-condition(9738) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- FreeBSD-SA-02:32.pppd (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
- 5355 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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