Local password-hash disclosure via world-readable shadow file
Published Mar 20, 2024 · Updated Dec 5, 2024
Incorrect file permissions in Elspec G5 1.1.4.15 and earlier allow local users to read password hashes from the shadow file. The device assigns permissions that expose /etc/shadow to every local account instead of restricting the password-hash database to privileged processes. Local users need an account on the device; the disclosed hashes support offline password cracking without enabling direct file modification or service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect file permissions in Elspec G5 1.1.4.15 and earlier allow local users to read password hashes from the shadow file. The device assigns permissions that expose /etc/shadow to every local account instead of restricting the password-hash database to privileged processes. Local users need an account on the device; the disclosed hashes support offline password cracking without enabling direct file modification or service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-22085
- Published
- Mar 20, 2024
- Updated
- Dec 5, 2024
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-732, T1003.008
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Mar 20, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Dec 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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