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
Link | Resource |
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http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9102.php | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4757 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_17_shadow.html |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2002-08-11 21:00
Updated : 2008-09-10 12:12
NVD link : CVE-2002-0762
Mitre link : CVE-2002-0762
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CWE
Products Affected
suse
- suse_linux