PT-2002-1863 · Linux · Linux-Iscsi

Published 2002-08-10 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2002-0849

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description: The issue concerns the Linux-iSCSI iSCSI implementation, which installs the iscsi.conf file with world-readable permissions on certain operating systems. This could allow local users to gain privileges by reading the cleartext CHAP password.

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

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0849

Affected Products

Linux-Iscsi

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0849 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/5423 · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/9792.php · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102882056105806&w=2 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102891036424424&w=2 · Note