VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-0762
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.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- suse/suse linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9102.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_17_shadow.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4757Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9102.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_17_shadow.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4757Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.