CVE-2002-0849

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 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: 2002-08-12 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Cisco Iscsi Driver: all versions

References

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
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

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