Vulnerabilities > CVE-2001-1017 - Unspecified vulnerability in Freebsd 4.2/4.3
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 2 |