CVE-2002-1509

Published Mar 3, 2003 redhat

Overview

CVE-2002-1509 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting redhat linux. It was published on March 3, 2003.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from redhat. Update linux to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=75418 Ref www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:026 Ref www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-057.html Ref www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-058.html Ref bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=75418 Ref www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:026 Ref www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-057.html Ref www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-058.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2002-1509?

CVE-2002-1509 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting redhat linux. It was published on March 3, 2003.

How severe is CVE-2002-1509?

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