CVE-2005-0580 | BDVDB-2026-8645 Detail

Description#

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

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-30.xml

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12005-02-27Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-17Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.