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CVE-2005-0580 Details

Description

cmd5checkpw, when running setuid, does not properly drop privileges before calling the execvp function, which allows local users to read the poppasswd file.

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)
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-30.xml CVEVendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-30.xml [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

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

Affected Products

ProductVersions
krzysztof dabrowski cmd5checkpw
0.20
0.21
0.22

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_dabrowski:cmd5checkpw:0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_dabrowski:cmd5checkpw:0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_dabrowski:cmd5checkpw:0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-0580
NVD Published Date:
Feb 25, 2005
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2005-0580 Details - Not Deferred