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CVE-2002-0762

Published

21 years ago

Last Modified

15 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

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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..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity: High
Base Score: 7.2/10
Exploit Score: 3.9/10
Access Vector: Local
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication Required: None
Impact Score: 10/10
Confidentiality Impact: Complete
Availability Impact: Complete
Integrity Impact: Complete

Products Affected

CPE	Affected	Vulnerable	Excluding	Edit
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:::::::*	Yes	-	-

References

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9102.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4757
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_17_shadow.html