Unscored severity · published Jul 3, 2002
CVE-2002-0572
FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier, and possibly other BSD-based operating systems, allows local users to write to or read from restricted files by closing the file descriptors 0 (standard…
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CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier, and possibly other BSD-based operating systems, allows local users to write to or read from restricted files by closing the file descriptors 0 (standard input), 1 (standard output), or 2 (standard error), which may then be reused by a called setuid process that intended to perform I/O on normal files.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
Freebsd · Freebsd
4.4; 4.5; 4.5 · source: NVD
OP
Openbsd · Openbsd
2.0; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3 · source: NVD
SO
Solaris · Sun
2.5.1; 2.6; 7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
SU
Sunos · Sun
5.5.1; 5.7; 5.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0572
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0572
archives.neohapsis.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0033.html
Exploit
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/268970
online.securityfocus.com
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/269102
www.ciac.org
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-072.shtml
www.iss.net
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8920.php
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