CVE-2001-1017
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.
Published:Sep 4, 2001
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Mar 9, 2002
EPSS Score:0.00036
CVSS Score:7.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Freebsd
Product
Freebsd
Freebsd
Freebsd
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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High
Integrity
None
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High
Availability
None
Low
High
