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CVE-2002-08241 exploit

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 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.9
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.7%
percentile 52%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.66% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-21669 FreeBSD 4.x / NetBSD 1.4.x/1.5.x/1.6 / OpenBSD 3 - pppd Arbitrary File Permission Modification Race Condition · local · 2002-07-29

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

  • openbsd.org /errata31.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_OPENBSD, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/9738.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=102812546815606&w=2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FREEBSD, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/5355 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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