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CVE-2002-0638

setpwnam.c in the util-linux package, as included in Red Hat Linux 7.3 and earlier, and other operating systems, does not properly lock a t…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.2
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 45%
Public exploits
0
none known

setpwnam.c in the util-linux package, as included in Red Hat Linux 7.3 and earlier, and other operating systems, does not properly lock a temporary file when modifying /etc/passwd, which may allow local users to gain privileges via a complex race condition that uses an open file descriptor in utility programs such as chfn and chsh.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.53% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.2AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/5344 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/9709.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • linux-mandrake.com /en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-047.php · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2002-132.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/405955 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0357.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_VULNWATCH, x_transferred
  • distro.conectiva.com.br /atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000523 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA, x_transferred
  • online.securityfocus.com /advisories/4320 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_HP, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0396.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=102795787713996&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2002-137.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • osvdb.org /5164 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred

Sources

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