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 until the audit is complete.
Published:Dec 31, 2002
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Jun 21, 2005
EPSS Score:0.00072
CVSS Score:2.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Bindview
Product
Netinventory
Bindview
Netinventory
Vendor
Bindview
Product
Netrc
Bindview
Netrc
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
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
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
