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6 vulnerabilities found for libuser by libuser_project
CVE-2012-5644 (GCVE-0-2012-5644)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2019-11-25 14:28 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
libuser has information disclosure when moving user's home directory
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- Information disclosure when moving user's home directory
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5644 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
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CVE-2012-5630 (GCVE-0-2012-5630)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2019-11-25 13:54 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
libuser 0.56 and 0.57 has a TOCTOU (time-of-check time-of-use) race condition when copying and removing directory trees.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- race conditions by copying and removing directory trees
Assigner
References
5 references
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|---|---|
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2… | x_refsource_MISC |
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| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59285 | x_refsource_MISC |
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CVE-2015-3246 (GCVE-0-2015-3246)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2015-08-11 14:00 – Updated: 2026-08-27 03:56Summary
libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, directly modifies /etc/passwd, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (inconsistent file state) by causing an error during the modification. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2015-3245 to gain privileges.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-26 00:00 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
Assigner
References
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| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76022 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
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| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44633/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| https://access.redhat.com/articles/1537873 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| https://www.qualys.com/2015/07/23/cve-2015-3245-c… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033040 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1483.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-10147-chin… | third-party-advisory |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Date Public
2015-07-23 00:00
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CVE-2012-5644 (GCVE-0-2012-5644)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-11-25 14:28 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
libuser has information disclosure when moving user's home directory
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- Information disclosure when moving user's home directory
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5644 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
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CVE-2012-5630 (GCVE-0-2012-5630)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-11-25 13:54 – Updated: 2024-08-06 21:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
libuser 0.56 and 0.57 has a TOCTOU (time-of-check time-of-use) race condition when copying and removing directory trees.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- race conditions by copying and removing directory trees
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-5630 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59285 | x_refsource_MISC |
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CVE-2015-3246 (GCVE-0-2015-3246)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-08-11 14:00 – Updated: 2026-08-27 03:56Summary
libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, directly modifies /etc/passwd, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (inconsistent file state) by causing an error during the modification. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2015-3245 to gain privileges.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-26 00:00 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
Assigner
References
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| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76022 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44633/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| https://access.redhat.com/articles/1537873 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1482.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| https://www.qualys.com/2015/07/23/cve-2015-3245-c… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033040 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1483.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-10147-chin… | third-party-advisory |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Date Public
2015-07-23 00:00
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