CVE-2010-0015

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.82% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:111 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/08/2 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/07/3 mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/11/6 mailing list
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=560333
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/08/1 mailing list
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html vendor advisory
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 vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126320570505651&w=2 mailing list
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11134
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126320356003425&w=2 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0015?
CVE-2010-0015 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0015?
To fix CVE-2010-0015, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0015 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0015 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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