VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-3245
CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability5.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-08-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in the chfn function in libuser before 0.56.13-8 and 0.60 before 0.60-7, as used in the userhelper program in the usermode package, allows local users to cause a denial of service (/etc/passwd corruption) via a newline character in the GECOS field.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation