CVE-2002-2219 describes a vulnerability in chetcpasswd before version 2.1, allowing remote attackers to read the last line of the shadow file by submitting an overly long user ID. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-22111) exists on ExploitDB, demonstrating the feasibility of this shadow file disclosure. Despite the available exploit, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:chetcpasswd:chetcpasswd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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