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CVE-2005-0580

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Published: Feb 25, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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2.1
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

cmd5checkpw, when running setuid, does not properly drop privileges before calling the execvp function, which allows local users to read the poppasswd file.

Affected (3)

Cmd5checkpw
Configuration A
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Version 0.20
Version 0.21
Version 0.22

References (2)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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