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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cve-icon 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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-09-04T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-20T23:36:40.493

Link: CVE-2001-1017

cve-icon Redhat

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