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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cve-icon MITRE

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

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2005-02-25T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2008-09-05T20:46:41.960

Link: CVE-2005-0580

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