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CVE-2002-1676
BindView NetInventory 1.0, when used with NetRC 1.0, allows local users to read sensitive information (passwords) by deleting the…
Low2.1EPSS 0.34%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.34% · top 73% 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 2.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 3957 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20020213 RE: BindView NetInventory NetRC hostcfg_ni password passed in cle ar text (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- bindview-netinventory-plaintext-password(7992) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20020124 BindView NetInventory NetRC hostcfg_ni password passed in clear t ext (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .