nis/nss_nis/nis-pwd.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.7 and Embedded GLIBC (EGLIBC) 2.10.2 adds information from the passwd.adjunct.byname map to entries in the passwd map, which allows remote attackers to obtain the encrypted passwords of NIS accounts by calling the getpwnam function.
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1973-1 New glibc packages fix information disclosure
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-0047 nis/nss_nis/nis-pwd.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.7 and Embedded GLIBC (EGLIBC) 2.10.2 adds information from the passwd.adjunct.byname map to entries in the passwd map, which allows remote attackers to obtain the encrypted passwords of NIS accounts by calling the getpwnam function.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1396-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:37:52.443Z

Reserved: 2009-12-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2010-0015

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-01-14T18:30:00.577

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2010-0015

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2009-12-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-0015 - Bugzilla

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