CVE-2001-1017

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2001-09-04 04:00

Updated : 2023-12-10 10:17


NVD link : CVE-2001-1017

Mitre link : CVE-2001-1017

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2001-1017


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Products Affected

freebsd

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