CVE-2015-3245

CVE Details

Release Date:

2015-07-23

Description

It was found that libuser, as used by the chfn userhelper functionality, did not properly filter out newline characters in GECOS fields. A local, authenticated user could use this flaw to corrupt the /etc/passwd file, resulting in a denial-of-service on the system.

See more information about CVE-2015-3245 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	1.7	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	Requires single instance	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (libuser)	ELSA-2015-1482	2015-07-29
Oracle Linux version 7 (libuser)	ELSA-2015-1483	2015-07-23
Oracle VM version 3.3 (libuser)	OVMSA-2015-0106	2015-07-30
Oracle VM version 3.4 (libuser)	OVMSA-2015-0106	2015-07-30

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