CVE-2002-0824

MediumCVSS 6.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.9/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

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
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

Timeline

Published: Aug 12, 2002
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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