CVE-2024-2905: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

A security vulnerability has been discovered within rpm-ostree, pertaining to the /etc/shadow file in default builds having the world-readable bit enabled. This issue arises from the default permissions being set at a higher level than recommended, potentially exposing sensitive authentication da...

Fedora 39 : rpm-ostree (2024-4afd3d38ae)

The remote Fedora 39 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-4afd3d38ae advisory. Backport fix for /etc/gshadow permissions Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Note tha...

CVE-2010-4303: Undefined Security Weakness

Cisco Unified Videoconferencing UVC System 5110 and 5115, when the Linux operating system is used, uses world-readable permissions for the /etc/shadow file, which allows local users to discover encrypted passwords by reading this file, aka Bug ID CSCti54043...

CVE-2001-1175: Undefined Security Weakness

vipw in the util-linux package before 2.10 causes /etc/shadow to be world-readable in some cases, which would make it easier for local users to perform brute force password guessing...

CVE-1999-0712: Undefined Security Weakness

A vulnerability in Caldera Open Administration System COAS allows the /etc/shadow password file to be made world-readable...