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    CVE-2005-0580

    cmd5checkpw, when running setuid, does not properly drop privileges before calling the execvp function, which allows local users to read the poppasswd file.

    Published:Feb 25, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Feb 27, 2005
    EPSS Score:0.00064
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Krzysztof Dabrowski
    Product
    Cmd5checkpw

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    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