Linux-iSCSI iSCSI implementation installs the iscsi.conf file with world-readable permissions on some operating systems, including Red Hat Linux Limbo Beta #1, which could allow local users to gain privileges by reading the cleartext CHAP password.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2002-0841 Linux-iSCSI iSCSI implementation installs the iscsi.conf file with world-readable permissions on some operating systems, including Red Hat Linux Limbo Beta #1, which could allow local users to gain privileges by reading the cleartext CHAP password.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

No history.

Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:03:49.263Z

Reserved: 2002-08-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2002-0849

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

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

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

Link: CVE-2002-0849

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses