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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-06-25T04:00:00

Updated: 2002-03-22T10:00:00

Reserved: 2002-03-15T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2001-1175

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-04-01T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2017-10-10T01:30:01.563


Link: CVE-2001-1175

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