CVE Catalog

CVE-2002-0557

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in OpenBSD 3.0, when using YP with netgroups in the password database, may allow rexec or rsh to run another user's shell, or atrun to change to a different user's directory. This issue may be due to memory allocation failures or an incorrect call to auth_approval().

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches and data loss.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update OpenBSD to the latest version and review the configuration of YP and netgroups to minimize risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Vulnerability in OpenBSD 3.0, when using YP with netgroups in the password database, causes (1) rexec or (2) rsh to run another user's shell, or (3) atrun to change to a different user's directory, possibly due to memory allocation failures or an incorrect call to auth_approval().

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS