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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Affecting libuser package, versions <0:0.60-7.el7_1

high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (6th percentile)
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NVD
4 medium
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Red Hat
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-LIBUSER-2051136
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 23 Jul 2015
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Introduced: 23 Jul 2015

CVE-2015-3245 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-138 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 libuser to version 0:0.60-7.el7_1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libuser package and not the libuser package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.