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

CVE-2002-0824

CVE-2002-0824

Description

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.

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Affected products

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FreeBSD/Point To Point Protocol Daemon
cpe:2.3:a:freebsd:point-to-point_protocol_daemon:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
BSD/BSDllm-fuzzy

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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marc.infonvdIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openbsd.org/errata31.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/5355nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-010.txt.ascnvdBroken Link
www.iss.net/security_center/static/9738.phpnvdBroken Link

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