Unscored severity · published Aug 12, 2002
CVE-2002-0638
setpwnam.c in the util-linux package, as included in Red Hat Linux 7.3 and earlier, and other operating systems, does not properly lock a temporary file when modifying…
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CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
setpwnam.c in the util-linux package, as included in Red Hat Linux 7.3 and earlier, and other operating systems, does not properly lock a temporary file when modifying /etc/passwd, which may allow local users to gain privileges via a complex race condition that uses an open file descriptor in utility programs such as chfn and chsh.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Redhat
6.0; 6.0; 6.0; 6.1; 6.1; 6.1; +12 more · source: NVD
ML
Mandrake Linux · Mandrakesoft
7.0; 7.1; 7.2; 8.0; 8.0; 8.1; +2 more · source: NVD
ML
Mandrake Linux Corporate Server · Mandrakesoft
1.0.1 · source: NVD
MS
Mandrake Single Network Firewall · Mandrakesoft
7.2 · source: NVD
SO
Secure OS · HP
1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0638
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0638
archives.neohapsis.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0357.html
archives.neohapsis.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0396.html
distro.conectiva.com.br
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000523
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102795787713996&w=2
online.securityfocus.com
http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4320
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