CVE-2002-0824 – FreeBSD 4.x / NetBSD 1.4.x/1.5.x/1.6 / OpenBSD 3 - pppd Arbitrary File Permission Modification Race Condition

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2002-0824

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. • https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21669 ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2002-010.txt.asc http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102812546815606&w=2 http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9738.php http://www.openbsd.org/errata31.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5355 • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') •