# CVE-2002-0761

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2002-0761
- **Severity:** UNKNOWN
- **CVSS Score:** 0.01
- **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 systems, uses the permissions of symbolic links instead of the actual files when creating an archive, which could cause the files to be extracted with less restrictive permissions than intended.

## Affected Products

- n/a — n/a (n/a)

## References

- [CNA](http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9128.php)
- [CNA](ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-039.0.txt)
- [CNA](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4776)
- [CNA](ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-02:25.bzip2.asc)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.16%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 36.6

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-17._