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CVE-2002-1509
A patch for shadow-utils 20000902 causes the useradd command to create a mail spool files with read/write privileges of the new user's…
Low3.6EPSS 0.37%
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- mitre
Description
A patch for shadow-utils 20000902 causes the useradd command to create a mail spool files with read/write privileges of the new user's group (mode 660), which allows other users in the same group to read or modify the new user's incoming email.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · 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: Low 3.6.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- RHSA-2003:058 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- MDKSA-2003:026 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=75418 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:057 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
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