Vulnerability in Freebsd Point-To-Point Protocol Daemon

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.

EPSS: 0.007 (47.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_OPENBSD)
  • cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_XF)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FREEBSD, vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2002-0824?
CVE-2002-0824 is a vulnerability in Freebsd Point-To-Point Protocol Daemon, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. Published 2002-08-12.
Is CVE-2002-0824 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.