An unprivileged local user may be able to read encrypted root and user passwords from the temporary master.passwd file created in /var/db/etcupdate/conflicts. This is possible only when conflicts within the password file arise during an update, and the unprotected file is deleted when conflicts are resolved.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Source | ID | Title | 
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|  EUVD | EUVD-2025-1635 | When etcupdate encounters conflicts while merging files, it saves a version containing conflict markers in /var/db/etcupdate/conflicts. This version does not preserve the mode of the input file, and is world-readable. This applies to files that would normally have restricted visibility, such as /etc/master.passwd. An unprivileged local user may be able to read encrypted root and user passwords from the temporary master.passwd file created in /var/db/etcupdate/conflicts. This is possible only when conflicts within the password file arise during an update, and the unprotected file is deleted when conflicts are resolved. | 
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
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| Metrics | cvssV3_1 
 
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| Description | When etcupdate encounters conflicts while merging files, it saves a version containing conflict markers in /var/db/etcupdate/conflicts. This version does not preserve the mode of the input file, and is world-readable. This applies to files that would normally have restricted visibility, such as /etc/master.passwd. An unprivileged local user may be able to read encrypted root and user passwords from the temporary master.passwd file created in /var/db/etcupdate/conflicts. This is possible only when conflicts within the password file arise during an update, and the unprotected file is deleted when conflicts are resolved. | |
| Title | Unprivileged access to system files | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-732 | |
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: freebsd
Published:
Updated: 2025-02-07T17:02:52.274Z
Reserved: 2025-01-10T08:54:23.906Z
Link: CVE-2025-0374
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2025-02-07T17:02:52.274Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-01-30T05:15:10.527
Modified: 2025-02-07T17:15:30.903
Link: CVE-2025-0374
 Redhat
                        Redhat
                    No data.
 OpenCVE Enrichment
                        OpenCVE Enrichment
                    Updated: 2025-07-12T15:26:29Z