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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-08T04:44:06.493Z
Reserved: 2002-01-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2001-1017
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2001-09-04T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-20T23:36:40.493
Link: CVE-2001-1017
Redhat
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