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CVE-2002-0638 (GCVE-0-2002-0638)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2003-04-02 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 02:56
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5344 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9709.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405955 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
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http://www.osvdb.org/5164 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
Date Public
2002-07-29 00:00
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