Description
The PPP wvdial.lxdialog script in wvdial 1.4 and earlier creates a .config file with world readable permissions, which allows a local attacker in the dialout group to access login and password information.
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CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NAffected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 14, 1999
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified