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CVE-2002-1676

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

BindView NetInventory 1.0, when used with NetRC 1.0, allows local users to read sensitive information (passwords) by deleting the HOSTCFG._NI file and forcing an audit, which rewrites the HOSTCFG._NI to HOSTCFG.INI and stores the passwords in cleartext until the audit is complete.

Affected products

• Bindview Netinventory: 1.0
• Bindview Netrc: 1.0

References

• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/252293
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/256056
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3957
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7992
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/252293
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/256056
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3957
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7992

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