CVE-2002-0557

N/A Unknown
Published: July 03, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

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().

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8625.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openbsd.org/errata30.html#approval
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4338
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8625.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openbsd.org/errata30.html#approval
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4338
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
67th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

openbsd