CVE-2002-0557

Published: Jul 3, 2002Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Vulnerability in OpenBSD 3.0, when using YP with netgroups in the password database, causes (1) rexec or (2) rsh to run another user's shell, or (3) atrun to change to a different user's directory, possibly due to memory allocation failures or an incorrect call to auth_approval().

Affected (1)

Products: Openbsd: Openbsd

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Openbsd Openbsd	Version 3.0

References (6)

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8625.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.openbsd.org/errata30.html#approval

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4338

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8625.php

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.openbsd.org/errata30.html#approval

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4338

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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