CVE-2001-1017

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
04/09/2001
Last modified:
20/11/2024

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*