NeXTstep "me" account Vulnerability

BID:20

Info

NeXTstep "me" account Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 20
Class: Configuration Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 14 1991 12:00AM
Updated: May 14 1991 12:00AM
Credit:
Vulnerable: NeXT NeXTstep 2.1
NeXT NeXTstep 2.0
NeXT NeXTstep 1.0 a
NeXT NeXTstep 1.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

NeXTstep "me" account Vulnerability

Username "me" is a member of the "wheel" group
in all NeXTstep versions through and including 2.1.

Having username "me" in the "wheel" group enables
"me" to use the su(8) command to become root (the user
must still know the root password, however).

Notice that the username "me" is created at installation time
with no password by default.

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NeXTstep "me" account Vulnerability

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