fkie_cve-2002-0762
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2002-08-12 04:00
Modified
2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
shadow package in SuSE 8.0 allows local users to destroy the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files or assign extra group privileges to some users by changing filesize limits before calling programs that modify the files.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9102.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_17_shadow.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4757Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9102.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_17_shadow.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4757Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
suse suse_linux 8.0


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    },
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  ],
  "id": "CVE-2002-0762",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-03T01:03:51.193",
  "metrics": {
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        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "baseScore": 7.2,
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          "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
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        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
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        "obtainAllPrivilege": true,
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