CVE-2015-3245
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CVE-2015-3245 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 5.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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 Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Libuser | <= 0.56.13-5 |
| Redhat | Libuser | 0.60-1 |
| Redhat | Libuser | 0.60-2 |
| Redhat | Libuser | 0.60-3 |
| Redhat | Libuser | 0.60-4 |
| Redhat | Libuser | 0.60-5 |
| Redhat | Libuser | 0.60-6 |
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