Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2002-0762
CVE-2002-0762
Description
shadow package in SuSE 8.0 allows local users to destroy the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files or assign extra group privileges to some users by changing filesize limits before calling programs that modify the files.
Affected products
2Patches
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References
3- www.iss.net/security_center/static/9102.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4757nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2002_17_shadow.htmlnvd
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