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CVE-2002-0638 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-043.0.txt CVE
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0357.html CVE
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0396.html CVE
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000523 CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102795787713996&w=2 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mandrakesoft mandrake single network firewall
7.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mandrakesoft:mandrake_single_network_firewall:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
hp secure os
1.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:hp:secure_os:1.0:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mandrakesoft mandrake linux
7.0
7.1
7.2
8.0
8.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server
1.0.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat linux
6.0
6.1
6.2
7.0
7.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.1:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:6.2:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:ia64:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2002-0638
NVD Published Date:
Aug 12, 2002
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2002-0638 Details - Not Deferred