SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-3245

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…

LOW 2.1EPSS 5.27%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 2.0
2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
5.27% probability · 92th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
redhat/libuser
Source
secalert@redhat.com

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