FKIE_CVE-2010-0015

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2010-01-14 18:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:15
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560333
secalert@redhat.comhttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126320356003425&w=2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126320570505651&w=2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11134
secalert@redhat.comhttp://svn.debian.org/viewsvn/pkg-glibc/glibc-package/trunk/debian/patches/any/submitted-nis-shadow.diff?revision=4062&view=markup
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:111
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:112
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/07/3
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/08/1
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/08/2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/11/6
secalert@redhat.comhttps://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560333
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126320356003425&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126320570505651&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11134
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://svn.debian.org/viewsvn/pkg-glibc/glibc-package/trunk/debian/patches/any/submitted-nis-shadow.diff?revision=4062&view=markup
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:111
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:112
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/07/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/08/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/08/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/11/6
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gnu glibc 2.7
gnu glibc 2.10.2
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