chfn in pwdutils 3.0.4 and earlier on SuSE Linux, and possibly other operating systems, does not properly check arguments for the GECOS field, which allows local users to gain privileges.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-11-05T11:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:17:22.718Z

Reserved: 2005-11-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-3503

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-11-05T11:02:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:02:03.163

Link: CVE-2005-3503

cve-icon Redhat

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