ghsa-q4h8-6f3r-mvww
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Published
2022-05-14 03:22
Modified
2025-04-12 12:50
Details

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the chfn function in libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, allows local users to cause a denial of service (/etc/passwd corruption) via a newline character in the GECOS field.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2015-3245"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2015-08-11T14:59:00Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the chfn function in libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, allows local users to cause a denial of service (/etc/passwd corruption) via a newline character in the GECOS field.",
  "id": "GHSA-q4h8-6f3r-mvww",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:50:36Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:22:31Z",
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/articles/1537873"
    },
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44633"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76021"
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}


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