CVE-2001-1017
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Mar 9, 2002
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 31, 2002
Description
rmuser utility in FreeBSD 4.2 and 4.3 creates a copy of the master.passwd file with world-readable permissions while updating the original file, which could allow local users to gain privileges by reading the copied file while rmuser is running, obtain the password hashes, and crack the passwords.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 3282vdb-entry
- rmuser-insecure-password-file(7086)vdb-entry
- 1947vdb-entry
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