CVE-2002-0761
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.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAccess VectorLocal
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:PConfidentialityPartial
I:NIntegrityNone
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
bzip
oss-projectaka compress-raw-bzip2, bzip2
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9128.php
iss.net
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-039.0.txt
ftp.caldera.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4776
securityfocus.com
and 1 more references View all →
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