World-readable master.passwd file vulnerability in rmuser utility in FreeBSD 4.2 and 4.3

CVE-2001-1017 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

rmuser utility in FreeBSD 4.2 and 4.3 creates a copy of the master.passwd file with world-readable permissions while updating the original file, which could allow local users to gain privileges by reading the copied file while rmuser is running, obtain the password hashes, and crack the passwords.

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