shadow package in SuSE 8.0 allows local users to destroy the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files or assign extra group privileges to some users by changing filesize limits before calling programs that modify the files.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-0754 shadow package in SuSE 8.0 allows local users to destroy the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files or assign extra group privileges to some users by changing filesize limits before calling programs that modify the files.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:03:48.808Z

Reserved: 2002-07-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2002-0762

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2002-08-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2002-0762

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