PT-2001-1354 · Shadow Utils · Shadow-Utils

Published 2001-03-12 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0120

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

1.2

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: shadow-utils (affected versions not specified)

Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the useradd program in shadow-utils.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0120

Affected Products

Shadow-Utils

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0120 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/2196 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5927 · Note
• http://linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-007.php3 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97916374410647&w=2 · Note