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.

• CWE-59

• ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-010.txt.ascBroken Link
• 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
• ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-010.txt.ascBroken Link
• 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

Published

Aug 12, 2002

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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