CVE

Id
5239  
CVE No.
CVE-2002-0849  
Status
Candidate  
Description
Linux-iSCSI iSCSI implementation installs the iscsi.conf file with world-readable permissions on some operating systems, including Red Hat Linux Limbo Beta #1, which could allow local users to gain privileges by reading the cleartext CHAP password.  
Phase
Modified (20050610)  
Votes
MODIFY(2) Foat, Frech | NOOP(4) Armstrong, Christey, Cole, Wall | REJECT(1) Cox  
Comments
Cox> CD:EX-BETA | Foat> The candidate notes that this vulnerability pertains to "some | operating systems" and specifically mentions only Red Hat Linux Limbo Beta #1. | We found the file to be world readable on Red Hat Linux 7.2. | Frech> XF:linux-iscsi-conf-insecure(9792) | Christey> MISC:http://www.seifried.org/security/advisories/kssa-004.html