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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-0015

nis/nss_nis/nis-pwd.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.7 and Embedded GLIBC (EGLIBC) 2.10.2 adds information from the passwd.adjunct.byname map to entries in the passwd map, which allows remote attackers to obtain the encrypted passwords of…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.07%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.07%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

nis/nss_nis/nis-pwd.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.7 and Embedded GLIBC (EGLIBC) 2.10.2 adds information from the passwd.adjunct.byname map to entries in the passwd map, which allows remote attackers to obtain the encrypted passwords of NIS accounts by calling the getpwnam function.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
3.07% probability · 87th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-255
Affected
gnu/glibc
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.