Description
Integer overflow in shadow 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted input to newuidmap.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/7
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92055
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-02
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/issues/27
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=979282
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/25/7
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/19/6
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/20/2
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3793
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0041
EPSS Percentile
32.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-190
Status
published
Products (1)
shadow_project/shadow
4.2.1
Published
Feb 17, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026