CVE-2002-0638
Estado: ModificadaMedia (6.2)—
setpwnam.c in the util-linux package, as included in Red Hat Linux 7.3 and earlier, and other operating systems, does not properly lock a temporary file when modifying /etc/passwd, which may allow local users to gain privileges via a complex race condition that uses an open file descriptor in utility programs such as chfn and chsh.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Puntuación base: 6.2
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.53%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 43
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (5)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-Other
Referencias
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-043.0.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0357.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0396.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000523
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102795787713996&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4320
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-132.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9709.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405955
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-047.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/5164
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-137.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5344
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-043.0.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0357.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0396.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000523
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102795787713996&w=2
- http://online.securityfocus.com/advisories/4320
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-132.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9709.php
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405955
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-047.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/5164
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-137.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5344
JSON original (NVD)
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