The PPP wvdial.lxdialog script in wvdial 1.4 and earlier creates a .config file with world readable permissions, which allows a local attacker in the dialout group to access login and password information.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-07-12T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:14:21.443Z

Reserved: 2000-05-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2000-0361

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 1999-12-14T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2008-09-10T19:04:13.367

Link: CVE-2000-0361

cve-icon Redhat

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