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CVE-2002-1669

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• FreeBSD: 4.2, 4.3, 4.4

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3819
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7852
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3819
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7852

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