CVE-2005-0580 json
cmd5checkpw, when running setuid, does not properly drop privileges before calling the execvp function, which allows local users to read th…
published 2005-02-25 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0581
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
cmd5checkpw, when running setuid, does not properly drop privileges before calling the execvp function, which allows local users to read the poppasswd file.
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
References
-
security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200502-30.xml
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-0580
- NVD CVE-2005-0580
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