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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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2002-06-25T04:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-08T04:44:08.282Z
Reserved: 2002-03-15T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2001-1175
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2002-04-01T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-20T23:37:04.103
Link: CVE-2001-1175
Redhat