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High
CVE-2010-0015
nis/nss_nis/nis-pwd.c in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6)...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:111
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/08/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/07/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/11/6
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560333
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/08/1
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html
- http://svn.debian.org/viewsvn/pkg-glibc/glibc-package/trunk/debian/patches/any/submitted-nis-shadow.diff?revision=4062&view=markup
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:112
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126320570505651&w=2
- http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11134
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126320356003425&w=2
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
glibc
Vulnerable Versions:
2.7, 2.10.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 14th, 2010
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.