CVE-2002-0849 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Linux-iSCSI iSCSI implementation installs the iscsi.conf file with world-readable permissions on some operating systems, including Red Hat Linux Limbo Beta #1, which could allow local users to gain privileges by reading the cleartext CHAP password.

Published: 2002-08-10

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:iscsi_driver:*:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0841	Linux-iSCSI iSCSI implementation installs the iscsi.conf file with world-readable permissions on some operating systems, including Red Hat Linux Limbo Beta #1, which could allow local users to gain privileges by reading the cleartext CHAP password.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00257.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102882056105806&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102891036424424&w=2
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9792.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5423

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Iscsi Driver

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-08-10T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:03:49.263Z

Reserved: 2002-08-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0849

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-08-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-0849

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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