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CVE-2001-1017

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-09-04 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

rmuser utility in FreeBSD 4.2 and 4.3 creates a copy of the master.passwd file with world-readable permissions while updating the original file, which could allow local users to gain privileges by reading the copied file while rmuser is running, obtain the password hashes, and crack the passwords.

Affected products

• FreeBSD: 4.2, 4.3

References

• http://www.osvdb.org/1947
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3282
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7086
• http://www.osvdb.org/1947
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3282
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7086

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