# CVE-2002-1509: A patch for shadow-utils 20000902 causes the useradd command to create a mail spool files with read/write privileges of the new user's group

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-09-01 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A patch for shadow-utils 20000902 causes the useradd command to create a mail spool files with read/write privileges of the new user's group (mode 660), which allows other users in the same group to read or modify the new user's incoming email.

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## References

- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-058.html
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:026
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=75418
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-057.html

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