# CVE-2002-0759

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2002-0759
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.03
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Apr 2, 2003
- **Last Modified:** Mar 16, 2026

## Description

bzip2 before 1.0.2 in FreeBSD 4.5 and earlier, OpenLinux 3.1 and 3.1.1, and possibly other operating systems, does not use the O_EXCL flag to create files during decompression and does not warn the user if an existing file would be overwritten, which could allow attackers to overwrite files via a bzip2 archive.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-039.0.txt)
- [CNA](http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9126.php)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4774)
- [CNA](ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:25.bzip2.asc)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.83%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 74.2

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._