CVE-2002-0761 Misconfiguration in n/a
An attacker can exploit bzip2's symlink permission handling to extract files with overly permissive modes, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0761?
CVE-2002-0761 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
bzip2 before 1.0.2 in FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier, OpenLinux 3.1 and 3.1.1, and possibly systems, uses the permissions of symbolic links instead of the actual files when creating an archive, which could cause the files to be extracted with less restrictive permissions than intended.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0761?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bzip Bzip2.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0761?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0761 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2002-0761 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0761 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-453c-44v9-38fg.