CVE-2005-0580 - CVE House
Back to Database
Status published Low CVE-2005-0580

cmd5checkpw, when running setuid, does not properly drop privileges before...

Vulnerability Description

cmd5checkpw, when running setuid, does not properly drop privileges before calling the execvp function, which allows local users to read the poppasswd file.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

THREAT MONITOR

Am I Vulnerable?

Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2005-0580

Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

krzysztof dabrowski

View all reports →

Affected Software

cmd5checkpw
Vulnerable Versions:
0.20, 0.21, 0.22

Timeline

Official Publish: February 27th, 2005
Last Modified: September 17th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.