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CVE-2025-0374

Unprivileged access to system files

Published: Jan 30, 2025Updated: Feb 7, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-732
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 80.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

When etcupdate encounters conflicts while merging files, it saves a version containing conflict markers in /var/db/etcupdate/conflicts. This version does not preserve the mode of the input file, and is world-readable. This applies to files that would normally have restricted visibility, such as /etc/master.passwd. An unprivileged local user may be able to read encrypted root and user passwords from the temporary master.passwd file created in /var/db/etcupdate/conflicts. This is possible only when conflicts within the password file arise during an update, and the unprotected file is deleted when conflicts are resolved.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-732

Affected Products

FreeBSDFreeBSD
On-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
FreeBSDFreeBSD Project
On-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
freebsdoss-projectUSOperating Systems
freebsd projectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka freebsd

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-25:03.etcupdate.asc
security.freebsd.org
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250207-0007/
security.netapp.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0374
nvd.nist.gov
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Timeline

Published
Jan 30, 2025
Last Updated
Feb 7, 2025

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