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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2010-01-14T18:00:00

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

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

Link: CVE-2010-0015

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2016-12-07T02:59:49.473

Link: CVE-2010-0015

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2010-0015 - Bugzilla