FKIE_CVE-2015-3245
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-08-11 14:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:25
Severity
Summary
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.
References
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