Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 4, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-1017

Description

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.

Affected products

FreeBSD/FreeBSD3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 4.2, 4.3

Patches

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References

ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:59.rmuser.v1.1.ascnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3282nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/1947nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7086nvd

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