Vulnerabilities > CVE-2001-1175 - Unspecified vulnerability in Andries Brouwer Util-Linux 2.10S/2.11D
Attack vector
LOCAL Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
vipw in the util-linux package before 2.10 causes /etc/shadow to be world-readable in some cases, which would make it easier for local users to perform brute force password guessing.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
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| Application | 2 |
Redhat
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