CVE-2002-0762

Summary

shadow package in SuSE 8.0 allows local users to destroy the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files or assign extra group privileges to some users by changing filesize limits before calling programs that modify the files.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9102.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4757
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_17_shadow.html

References

• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9102.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4757
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_17_shadow.html

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