CVE-2002-1509 Information disclosure in n/a

Low 3.6 Published 1 Sep 2004 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local users in the same group can read or modify another user's email spool file due to incorrect file permissions set by useradd.

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-2002-1509?

CVE-2002-1509 is a low-severity vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A patch for shadow-utils 20000902 causes the useradd command to create a mail spool files with read/write privileges of the new user's group (mode 660), which allows other users in the same group to read or modify the new user's incoming email.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1509?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1509?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1509 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-1509 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-1509 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qq5x-4fxh-3qvh.