CVE-2011-0721 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in (1) chfn and (2) chsh in shadow 1:4.1.4 allow local users to add new users or groups to /etc/passwd via the GECOS field.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0142.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Debian Subscribe	Shadow Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:debian:shadow:1\:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2164-1	shadow security update
EUVD	EUVD-2011-0735	Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in (1) chfn and (2) chsh in shadow 1:4.1.4 allow local users to add new users or groups to /etc/passwd via the GECOS field.
Ubuntu USN	USN-1065-1	shadow vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/70895
http://secunia.com/advisories/42505
http://secunia.com/advisories/43345
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.380014
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2164
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46426
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1065-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0396
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0398
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0773
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65564
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0721
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0721

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2011-02-18T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:05:53.410Z

Reserved: 2011-02-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-0721

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2011-02-19T01:00:03.353

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-0721

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-02-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-0721 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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