CVE-2002-0572
FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier, and possibly other BSD-based operating systems, allows local users to...
FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier, and possibly other BSD-based operating systems, allows local users to write to or read from restricted files by closing the file descriptors 0 (standard input), 1 (standard output), or 2 (standard error), which may then be reused by a called setuid process that intended to perform I/O on normal files.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier, and possibly other BSD-based operating systems, allows local users to write to or read from restricted files by closing the file descriptors 0 (standard input), 1 (standard output), or 2 (standard error), which may then be reused by a called setuid process that intended to perform I/O on normal files.
- Record
CVE-2002-0572- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier, and possibly other BSD-based operating systems, allows local users to write to or read from restricted files by closing the file descriptors 0 (standard input), 1 (standard output), or 2 (standard error), which may then be reused by a called setuid process that intended to perform I/O on normal files.
- Record
CVE-2002-0572- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-0567No score
FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier, and possibly other BSD-based operating systems, allows local users to write to or read from restricted files by closing the file descriptors 0 (standard input), 1 (standard output), or 2 (standard error), which may then be reused by a called setuid process that intended to perform I/O on normal files.
- Record
EUVD-2002-0567- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ch5f-274q-4xg7No score
FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier, and possibly other BSD-based operating systems, allows local users to...
FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier, and possibly other BSD-based operating systems, allows local users to write to or read from restricted files by closing the file descriptors 0 (standard input), 1 (standard output), or 2 (standard error), which may then be reused by a called setuid process that intended to perform I/O on normal files.
- Record
GHSA-ch5f-274q-4xg7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Apple Mac OSX 10.x / FreeBSD 4.x / OpenBSD 2.x / Solaris 2.5/2.6/7.0/8 - 'exec C Library' Standard I/O File Descriptor Closure | 2002-04-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-0572 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Freebsd, published June 11, 2002. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.55%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.