CVE-2002-0760 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can read sensitive files during decompression due to a race condition in bzip2, affecting Unix-like operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0760?
CVE-2002-0760 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2003. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Race condition in bzip2 before 1.0.2 in FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier, OpenLinux 3.1 and 3.1.1, and possibly other operating systems, decompresses files with world-readable permissions before setting the permissions to what is specified in the bzip2 archive, which could allow local users to read the files as they are being decompressed.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0760?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bzip Bzip2.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0760?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0760 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-0760 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0760 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4rcq-48gc-62g8.