CVE-2002-1669 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2002-1669

pkg_add in FreeBSD 4.2 through 4.4 creates a temporary directory...

Vulnerability Description

pkg_add in FreeBSD 4.2 through 4.4 creates a temporary directory with world-searchable permissions, which may allow local users to modify world-writable parts of the package during installation.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

freebsd
Vulnerable Versions:
4.2, 4.3, 4.4

Timeline

Official Publish: June 21st, 2005
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.