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CVE-2002-1676

Published: Dec 31, 2002 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1676
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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 Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
NetinventoryBindview1.0 (including)1.0 (including)
NetrcBindview1.0 (including)1.0 (including)

References

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