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CVE-2011-0721
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
Impact Analysis
Description
Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in (1) chfn and (2) chsh in shadow 1:4.1.4 allow local users to add new users or groups to /etc/passwd via the GECOS field..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- Medium
- Base Score
- 6.4/10
- Exploit Score
- 10/10
- Access Vector
- Network
- Access Complexity
- Low
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 4.9/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- None
- Availability Impact
- Partial
- Integrity Impact
- Partial
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow:1\:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46426
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42505
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1065-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0396
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43345
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2164
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0398
- http://osvdb.org/70895
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0773
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-securit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65564