CVE-2011-0721

Summary

CVECVE-2011-0721
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-02-19 01:00:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-17 01:33:00 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Debian Shadow 1 4.1.4 All All
Application Debian Shadow 1\ 4.1.4 All All
Application Debian Shadow 1\ 4.1.4 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian/Ubuntu Linux 'shadow' Package Local Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
USN-1065-1: shadow vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Webmail - OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail - OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
Ubuntu update for shadow - Advisories - Community SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail - OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories SLACKWARE slackware.com
Debian update for shadow - Advisories - Community SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
70895 OSVDB osvdb.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2164-1 shadow DEBIAN www.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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