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A vulnerability has been found in cmd5checkpw 0.20/0.21/0.22 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function execvp
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
cmd5checkpw when running setuid does not properly drop privileges before calling the execvp function which allows local users to read the poppasswd file.
The weakness was shared 02/25/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at security.gentoo.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0580. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17233 (GLSA-200502-30 : cmd5checkpw: Local password leak vulnerability), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19491) and Tenable (17233).
Product
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Nessus ID: 17233
Nessus Name: GLSA-200502-30 : cmd5checkpw: Local password leak vulnerability
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OpenVAS ID: 54862
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200502-30 (cmd5checkpw)
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
02/25/2005 🔍02/25/2005 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: security.gentoo.orgStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-0580 (🔍)
X-Force: 19491
Vulnerability Center: 28443 - cmd5checkpw Allows Local Attackers to Read Poppasswd File, Low
SecurityFocus: 12668 - Cmd5checkpw Local Poppasswd File Disclosure Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 03/10/2015 15:27Updated: 07/01/2021 12:59
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (55), 03/10/2017 10:27 (9), 07/01/2021 12:51 (3), 07/01/2021 12:59 (1)
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