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.
References
Link | Resource |
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ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:59.rmuser.v1.1.asc | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.osvdb.org/1947 | |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3282 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7086 |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00
Updated: 2002-02-06T10:00:00
Reserved: 2002-01-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2001-1017
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2001-09-04T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2017-10-10T01:29:58.127
Link: CVE-2001-1017
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