CVE-2002-0824
BSD pppd allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on...
CVE-2002-0824 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Freebsd Point-to-point Protocol Daemon, published August 12, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0824- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-0824- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0816 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0816- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vgfh-ppxh-3g5c No score
BSD pppd allows local users to change the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on...
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.
- Record
GHSA-vgfh-ppxh-3g5c- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | FreeBSD 4.x / NetBSD 1.4.x/1.5.x/1.6 / OpenBSD 3 - pppd Arbitrary File Permission Modification Race Condition | 2002-07-29 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |