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CVE-2002-0849
Linux-iSCSI iSCSI implementation installs the iscsi.conf file with world-readable permissions on some operating systems, including Red Hat…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.38%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 69% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20020808 iDEFENSE Security Advisory: iSCSI Default Configuration File Settings (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- linux-iscsi-conf-insecure(9792) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20020808 Re: [VulnWatch] iDEFENSE Security Advisory: iSCSI Default Configuration File Settings (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 5423 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .