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CVE-2001-1175

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2002-04-01 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

vipw in the util-linux package before 2.10 causes /etc/shadow to be world-readable in some cases, which would make it easier for local users to perform brute force password guessing.

Affected Platforms

Andries Brouwer Util-Linux

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References