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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-0795

CVE-2002-0795

Description

The rc system startup script for FreeBSD 4 through 4.5 allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on X Windows lock files.

Affected products

3

FreeBSD/FreeBSD3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.5:release:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.5:release:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.5:stable:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=4, <=4.5

Patches

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References

4

www.iss.net/security_center/static/9217.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/4880nvdPatchVendor Advisory
ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:27.rc.ascnvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/5083nvd

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