CVE-2002-2199

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The default aide.conf file in Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment (AIDE) before 0.7_1 on FreeBSD before 2002-08-28 does not properly check subdirectories, which could allow local users to bypass detection.

Affected products

FreeBSD Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment: before 0.7_1 — fixed in 0.7_1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: FreeBSD Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment 0.7_1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10015.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5588
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10015.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5588

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