shadow-maint shadow-utils security bypass |

NAME
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shadow-maint shadow-utils security bypass

Platforms Affected:
shadow-maint shadow-utils 4.13

Risk Level:
3.3

Exploitability:
Unproven

Consequences:
Bypass Security

DESCRIPTION
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shadow-maint shadow-utils could allow a local authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper input validation. By sending a specially-crafted request to inject control characters into fields provided to chfn, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to misrepresent the /etc/passwd file when viewed.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
Low

User Interaction:
None

Scope:
Unchanged

Access Vector:
Local


 


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