CVE-2002-0760 json
Race condition in bzip2 before 1.0.2 in FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier, OpenLinux 3.1 and 3.1.1, and possibly other operating systems, decompresse…
published 2002-08-12 24 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2002-0752
- cvss
- 1.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Race condition in bzip2 before 1.0.2 in FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier, OpenLinux 3.1 and 3.1.1, and possibly other operating systems, decompresses files with world-readable permissions before setting the permissions to what is specified in the bzip2 archive, which could allow local users to read the files as they are being decompressed.
Patch / fix
- iss.net/security_center/static/9127.php advisory
- securityfocus.com/bid/4775 advisory
Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 1.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
References
-
iss.net
/security_center/static/9127.php
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/4775
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2002-0760
- NVD CVE-2002-0760
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