Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2002-0762 (CCN-9102)

Assigned:2002-05-16
Published:2002-05-16
Updated:2008-09-10
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.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2002-0762

Source: XF
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
suse-shadow-filesize-limits(9102)

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SuSE-SA:2002:017

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5087
SuSE shadow Package File Overwrite

Source: BID
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
4757

Source: CCN
Type: BID-4757
SuSE Shadow File Truncation Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
suse-shadow-filesize-limits(9102)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    suse suse linux 8.0
    suse suse linux 8.0