Description
periodic in FreeBSD 4.1.1 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2325
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/1754
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6047
Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/626919
Scores
EPSS
0.0078
EPSS Percentile
73.9%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
freebsd/freebsd
6.2 stable
Published
Feb 16, 2001
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026