PT-2002-2933 · Chet · Chetcpasswd

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-2221

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.2

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: chetcpasswd versions 2.4.1 and earlier

Description: The issue is related to an untrusted search path vulnerability that allows local users to gain privileges. This can be achieved by modifying the PATH to reference a malicious cp binary.

Recommendations: For versions 2.4.1 and earlier, consider restricting access to the cp binary or modifying the system's PATH variable to prevent referencing malicious binaries until a fix is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-2221

Affected Products

Chetcpasswd

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2221 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/21644 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1005847 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23024 · Vendor Advisory