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Medium
CVE-2011-0721
Multiple CRLF injection vulnerabilities in (1) chfn and (2) chsh...
Vulnerability Description
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.
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.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0398
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0773
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43345
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2164
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1065-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0396
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65564
- http://osvdb.org/70895
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46426
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.380014
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42505
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
February 18th, 2011
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.