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.

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.

Published 2002-08-12 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (49.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

FreeBSD Point-To-Point Protocol Daemon

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Public proof-of-concept exploits

c-skills/CVEs

References

www.openbsd.org/errata31.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.iss.net/security_center/static/9738.php (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/5355 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

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.