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CVE-2001-1175

vipw in the util-linux package before 2.10 causes /etc/shadow to be world-readable in some cases, which would make it easier for local users to perform brute force password guessing.

Published

2002-04-01T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	andries_brouwer	util-linux	2.10s	Yes
Application	andries_brouwer	util-linux	2.11d	Yes

References

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-095.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-132.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3036 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6851 ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-095.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-132.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3036 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6851 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)