MEDIUM
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
Published Apr 2, 2003
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.66%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.66% 0.00660
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00660
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.66% (0.00660) | 49.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.66% (0.00660) | 46.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00097) | 24.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-010.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSDBroken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102812546815606&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9738.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFBroken Link
- http://www.openbsd.org/errata31.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5355 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-010.txt.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSDBroken Link | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102812546815606&w=2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9738.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFBroken Link | |
| http://www.openbsd.org/errata31.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5355 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 2, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Aug 3, 2002
Link CVE-2002-0824
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a