CVE-2010-0015

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…

published January 14, 2010

CVSS
—
EPSS
3%
Percentile
87.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03126 · 87.8th percentile
Published
2010-01-14T18:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 JAN 18:00Z
    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…
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