VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-1676
BindView NetInventory 1.0, when used with NetRC 1.0, allows local users to read sensitive information (passwords) by deleting the HOSTCFG._NI file and forcing an audit, which rewrites the HOSTCFG._NI to HOSTCFG.INI and stores the passwords in cleartext…
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
BindView NetInventory 1.0, when used with NetRC 1.0, allows local users to read sensitive information (passwords) by deleting the HOSTCFG._NI file and forcing an audit, which rewrites the HOSTCFG._NI to HOSTCFG.INI and stores the passwords in cleartext until the audit is complete.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- bindview/netinventory · bindview/netrc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/252293
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/256056
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3957Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7992
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/252293
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/256056
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3957Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7992
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.