CVE-2001-1017 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.2 Published 9 Mar 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can read world-readable password hashes during user removal, enabling password cracking and privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2001-1017?

CVE-2001-1017 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 9 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

rmuser utility in FreeBSD 4.2 and 4.3 creates a copy of the master.passwd file with world-readable permissions while updating the original file, which could allow local users to gain privileges by reading the copied file while rmuser is running, obtain the password hashes, and crack the passwords.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1017?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freebsd Freebsd.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1017?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1017 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2001-1017 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1017 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-px2w-2hm4-m39w.