CVE-2001-1017
N/A
Published: March 9, 2002 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:55 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFreeBSD
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
rmuser utility in FreeBSD 4.2 and 4.3 creates a copy of the master.passwd file with world-readable permissions while updating the original file, which could allow local users to gain privileges by reading the copied file while rmuser is running, obtain the password hashes, and crack the passwords.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDPatch
Source: [email protected]
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:59.rmuser.v1.1.ascVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3282VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7086Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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