VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2001-1175

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2002-04-01
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

vipw in the util-linux package before 2.10 causes /etc/shadow to be world-readable in some cases, which would make it easier for local users to perform brute force password guessing.

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