cmd5checkpw, when running setuid, does not properly drop privileges before calling the execvp function, which allows local users to read the poppasswd file.
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-30.xml |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2005-02-27T05:00:00Z
Updated: 2024-09-17T00:06:21.920Z
Reserved: 2005-02-27T00:00:00Z
Link: CVE-2005-0580

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Status : Modified
Published: 2005-02-25T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-20T23:55:26.807
Link: CVE-2005-0580

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