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CVE-2015-3245
UNKNOWN · CVSS n/a
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2015-08-11T14:59:05.570 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:25:36.610

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.

Affected products

redhat — libuser

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References

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