setpwnam.c in the util-linux package, as included in Red Hat Linux 7.3 and earlier, and other operating systems, does not properly lock a temporary file when modifying /etc/passwd, which may allow local users to gain privileges via a complex race condition that uses an open file descriptor in utility programs such as chfn and chsh.
Max CVSS
6.2
EPSS Score
0.36%
Published
2002-08-12
Updated
2016-10-18
Buffer overflow in newt.c of newt windowing library (libnewt) 0.50.33 and earlier may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code in setuid programs that use libnewt.
Max CVSS
7.2
EPSS Score
0.08%
Published
2002-08-12
Updated
2008-09-05
Format string vulnerability in startprinting() function of printjob.c in BSD-based lpr lpd package may allow local users to gain privileges via an improper syslog call that uses format strings from the checkremote() call.
Max CVSS
7.2
EPSS Score
0.06%
Published
2002-08-12
Updated
2016-10-18
3 vulnerabilities found